Stages of Attachment BSF

Which of Schaffer's stages discusses babies showing joy at reunion to one particular adult?

• Asocial

• Indiscriminate

• Specific

• Multiple

Schaffer and Emerson found that by 40 weeks ___% had formed a specific attachments to the primary caregiver?

• 65%

• 75%

• 80%

• 90%

Which of the following is a weakness of Schaffer and Emerson's study?

• It was a longitudinal study, the same children were observed all the way through

• The stages are inflexible but we know in some parts of the world that multiple attachments comes before specific attachments

• The behaviours of the babies was unlikely to be influenced by the presence of observers.

• The sample was biased as it used children from only working class families in Glasgow, meaning their behaviour may be culturally specific.

In Schaffer and Emerson's stages of attachment at which two age brackets do infants respond to any caregiver?

• 0-3 months

• 4-7 months

• 7-9 months

• 10 months +

In Schaffer and Emerson's stages of attachment at what age do infants start to feel unhappy when separated from their primary caregiver?

• 0-3 months

• 4-7 months

• 7-9 months

• 10 months +

In Schaffer and Emerson's stages of attachment by what age have infants formed multiple attachments?

• 7-9 months

• 10 months +

• 12-18 months

• 2 years

Reorder Schaffer's stages of attachment

• Multiple Attachments

• Indiscriminate

• Specific

• Asocial