AO3: Stages of attachment

Cards (4)

Strength: Good external validity
What? Good external validity
Who? Observations made by parents during normal activities
Why? Participants behaved naturally
Counterpoint: Good external validity
What? Issues with asking mothers to be 'observers;
Who? Not objective - biased
Why? Behaviour not accurately recorded
Limitation: Poor evidence for asocial stage
What? Validity of measures assessing asocial stage
Who? Anxiety displayed in subtle, hard-to-observe ways; difficult to report back
Why? Flawed methods mean babies appear asocial
Strength: Real-world application
What? Practical application in day care
Who? Asocial and indiscriminate = day care straightforward - specific = problematic
Why? Use of day care can be planned