Stages of attachment

Schaffer investigated:

• The age at which different types of attachment develop

• The different types of attachment

• Cultural variations in attachment

• The influence of early attachment on later relationships

Schaffer's sample in her research into stages of attachment comprised of:

• Infants from working-class families in Glasgow

• Infants from middle-class families in Edinburgh

• Infants from upper-class families in London

Schaffer's research into stages of attachment can be described as a __________ piece of research

• Cross-cultural

• Longitudinal

• Experimental

• Correlational

How many stages of attachment did Schaffer identify?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Schaffer's first stage of attachment is called the (a)   stage.

Schaffer's second stage of attachment is called the (a)   stage.

Schaffer's third stage of attachment is called the (a)   stage.

Schaffer's fourth stage of attachment is called the (a)   stage.

At what age does the pre-attachment stage occur?

• Birth to 2 months

• 2-7 months

• 7 months onwards

• 9 months onwards

At what age does the indiscriminate-attachment stage occur?

• Birth to 2 months

• 2-7 months

• 7 months onwards

• 9 months onwards