The four stages of attachment - Emmerson And Schaffer Flashcards
0-2 months = asocial stage?
Show similar response to human & objects
Baby respond equally to all caregiver
2 - 7 months = indiscriminate attachment
Baby show preference for certain people
Distinguish between primary & secondary caregiver
Not yet display stranger anxiety stage is characterised by general sociability
7+ months = specific discriminate attachment
Baby looks for certain people for safety & comfort
Baby shows fear and anxiety in front of stranger and when separated from special person = attachment has formed
1 year = multiple attachments
Baby becomes increasingly independent and forms multiple attachment
Who researched T4Stages Of Attachment?
Schaffer & Emerson
What did Schaffer & Emerson do?
Observed 60 babies for 2 years
31 male & 29 female from Glasgow
Looked at interaction between baby and caregiver every month for a year @ then 18 months
What methods did Schaffer & Emerson ?
Direct observation
Mothers kept diaries
Mothers were interviewed
What is problem with mothers keeping diaries?
Might forget to write something or ChangE up the truth
What is the problem with interviews with mothers?
Might not tell truth to not be seen as a bad mother and looked down by middle class men
What did they measure?
Measure of separation anxiety = to measure attachment
Measure stranger anxiety = response to strangers
Strengths of the research
Used 3 different method to test for valid
Large study of people so more accurate Guide for parents
High in mundane realism as it reflects everyday tasks of participant
Weakness of the research
Stages are rigid and babies are all different and might not fit into their generic stage
Data might not be 100% true
Ethnocentric theory = not relevant in other cultures only white working class
