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The development of attachment

The Stages of attachment

1. Pre-attachment (3 months), preferring them to objects and events = asocial age

2. Indiscriminate attachment (3 to 7/8 months) = discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people

3. Discriminate attachment (7/8 months) = specific attachment stage

4. Multiple attachment (9 months) = create a secondary attachment, the fear of strangers weakens but attachment to mother remains the strongest

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Schaffer and Emerson (1964)

Aim: to investigate the age at which infants become attached, who they become attached to, and whether it is possible to develop multiple attachments.

Procedure: conducted a longitudinal study on 60 Glaswegian infants over the first 18 months of their lives

Results:

Conclusions: