Schaffer and Emerson's research

• What was the aim of Schaffer and Emerson's study?

  To study the stages of attachment.
• What was the procedure of Schaffer and Emerson's study?

  60 babies from working-class mothers in Glasgow.

  Stranger anxiety - Unfamiliar adults

  Separation anxiety - Adult leaving room
• What are the findings of Schaffer and Emerson's study?

  Attachments developed in stages from asocial to specific attachment to multiple attachments.
• What was the conclusion of Schaffer and Emerson's study?

  Specific attachment usually the most sensitive to babies' reciprocity.