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3. Shaffer & Emerson on Arrachments
Developmental Psychology- Early Social Development (January Exam)
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Psychology
11th Grade
12/10/2012

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Who were the participants for the study by Shaffer & Emerson?

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60 babies from WORKING CLASS BACKGROUNDS in 

GLASGOW

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What were the two types of behaviour that Scaffer & Emerson investigated?

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Separation Anxiety 

 

Stranger Distress

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How did Schaffer & Emerson collect their data?

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Observation

 

Diary records from Mother

 

Interviews with Mother

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When did Schaffer & Emerson find that most babies formed an attachment?

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Between 6 and 8 months
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How did Schaffer & Emerson know that the babies had formed an attachment?

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When the baby showed Separation Anxiety
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What did Schaffer & Emerson find?

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Almost 40% of babies DID NOT form their first attachment with their main caregiver (the person who feeds them, clothes them etc) but with the person who paid attention and played with them.
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Methodological issues?
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:) Variety of data collecting

:) High in ecological validity

 

:( self report may lack in validity

:( small sample in glasgow, can not generalise to the rest of the country/the world

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Ethical issues?
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:) relatively unstressful for babies as it took place in their own home with their mothers
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Who do the babies form their attachment with?
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65% - Mother only

27% Mother and another (joint attachment)

39% don't form an attachment with primary caregiver

3% form their first attachment to their fathers

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It was a longitudinal study in a natural enviroment, explain what is good about this.
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Longitudinal -

:) researchers can track the development of attachement over a long period of time

 

Natural enviroment-

:) baby is more likely to act naturally because they are familiar with their surroundings.

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