What is the name of the study concerning the stages of attachment?
Schaffer and Emerson (1960)
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What are the 4 stages of attachment?
indiscriminate attachment(first few weeks), beginnings of attachment(2-7 months), Specific attachment (Around 7 months), Multiple attachment (post 7 months)
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What two qualities were mothers of the babies asked to measure?
Separation anxiety: Distress when separated from caregiver
Stranger anxiety: Distress in response to unfamiliar adults
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What is indiscriminate attachment?
Infant produces similar response to all objects, animate or otherwise. Show greater preference for social stimuli and people nearer end of this stage
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What is the beginnings of attachment?
At about 4 months, infant becomes more social, can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar people, can still be comforted by anyone
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what is specific/discriminate attachment?
A specific bond is formed with primary attachment giver (that who formed the closest bond with the child), separation anxiety and positive reunion behaviour is displayed
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what is multiple attachment?
Infant develops wider circle of attachments, 28% of infants had multiple attachments after a month, 78% had them after a year. these secondary attachment figures elicit the same separation anxiety
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What are some limitations of the study
Limited generalizability (small sample size/all working class Glaswegian) the mother was asked to measure (could be unreliable), very old (1960)
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What are the 4 stages of attachment?
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indiscriminate attachment(first few weeks), beginnings of attachment(2-7 months), Specific attachment (Around 7 months), Multiple attachment (post 7 months)
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What two qualities were mothers of the babies asked to measure?
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