stages of attachment

    Cards (3)

    • Problems studying the asocial stage
      Babies are young and have poor coordination, immobile, so you can't make any judgments on this behaviour. Evidence isn't reliable
    • Conflicting evidence on multiple attachments
      It isn't certain when multiple attachments are formed as Bowlby states primary attachments are made first, however other psychologists state that babies form multiple attachments from the beginning due to family.
    • Measuring multiple attachments
      Just because a baby gets distressed when an individual leaves the room doesn't necessarily mean that they are the primary attachment figure. Children also have playmates. Therefore it is difficult to differentiate between playmates and attachment figures.