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 ______________ stage.

Schaffer's second stage of attachment is called the ______________ stage.

Schaffer's third stage of attachment is called the ______________ stage.

Schaffer's fourth stage of attachment is called the ______________ 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