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What is meant by the development and variety of attachment?
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What is meant by the development and variety of attachment? The term "attachment" is one which psychologists define as "a strong, long-lasting emotional tie to a particular individual". Although this definition is universally accepted, psychologists disagree about certain aspects of attachment. In this essay I aim to discuss the development and variety of attachments, and to outline the conclusions and disagreements of psychologists regarding these matters. Schaffer & Emerson's (1964) study into Glasgow babies was designed to find out about the development of attachments. The study involved keeping detailed records of their observations of babies from an area of Glasgow over 2 years. Infants were monitored every four weeks until the age of one year, and then again at 18 months. Schaffer & Emerson used two ways of measuring attachment: Separation Protest (the protest shown upon separation from an attachment figure) and Stranger Anxiety (the anxiety shown in the presence of a...
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