AS/A-level psychology; Maz et al. (2024/25): What were the findings of Schaffer and Emerson's (1964) study in attachment?

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What were the findings of Schaffer and Emerson's (1964) study in attachment?

Maz Kanu · Accepted Answer

.First attachment usually formed between 6 + 8 months
.Mother was main attachment figure for 65% of the children at 18 months old, 3% of the infants developed primary attachment to their father

AS/A-level psychology; Maz et al. (2024/25)

What were the findings of Schaffer and Emerson's (1964) study in attachment?

.First attachment usually formed between 6 + 8 months .Mother was main attachment figure for 65% of the children at 18 months old, 3% of the infants developed primary attachment to their father

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