Schaffers stages of attachment

• What percentage of babies form multiple attachments according to Schaffer and Emerson?

  95%
• What is the first stage of attachment in Schaffer and Emerson's theory?

  Asocial stage
• What characterizes the asocial stage of attachment?

  Babies show no preference for people
• At what age does the indiscriminate attachment stage occur?

  From 2 to 7 months
• What behavior do babies exhibit during the indiscriminate attachment stage?

  Preference for human company over objects
• What is a key feature of the specific attachment stage?

  Formation of a primary attachment figure
• Who is typically the primary attachment figure?

  The person who responds best to the baby
• What happens in the multiple attachments stage?

  Babies form attachments with multiple people
• What did Schaffer and Emerson observe about secondary attachments?

  Many children formed them within a month
• How many babies were involved in Schaffer and Emerson's study?

  60 babies
• What was the main method of data collection in Schaffer and Emerson's study?

  Monthly observations by mothers
• What did researchers measure to assess attachment in the study?

  Separation anxiety and stranger anxiety
• What is a strength of Schaffer and Emerson's research?

  Good external validity from natural observations
• What is a counterpoint to the strength of external validity?

  Mothers may be biased observers
• What is a limitation of the asocial stage in Schaffer and Emerson's theory?

  Poor evidence for the asocial stage's validity