Asocial stage- 0-6 weeks, similar responses to objects and people, preference for faces/ eyes,
Indiscriminate attachment- 6 weeks - 7 months- preference for human company, ability to distinguish between people but comforted indiscriminately,
Specific- 7 months to 10 months- infants show a preference for one caregiver, displaying separation and stranger anxiety, the baby looks to particular people for security, comfort and protection
Multiple attachment- 10 months+ attachment behaviours are displayed towards several different people eg siblings grandparents etc
asocial stage?
0-6 weeks
indiscriminate attachment?
6 weeks-7 months
specific attachment?
7-9 months
multiple attachments?
9/10+ months
asocialstage- innate behaviours displayed that ensure proximity to any potential caregiver. As their perceptual ability is limited, they will also display these behaviours to non human objects
indiscriminate- infants develop ability to tell the diff between humans and objects, and familiar and unfamiliar people, no stranger or separation anxiety
specific- specific preference for a primary caregiver, separation and stranger anxiety develop
multiple- forms attachments to additional caregivers, stranger anxiety starts to decrease at this stage
