John: Bowlby , Observed the physical presence of the mother., Babies are born primed to develop an attachment to one key person. , Separation Anxiety stages - Protest, despair and detachment. , Influence - policies include importance of Key Person. , Mary: Ainsworth, Observed the quality of the attachment to the mother. , Tested the theory using 'The Strange Situation'. , Three types of attachment., Influence - Tuning into children and being sensitive to their needs can affect later development. , Micheal: Rutter, Privation for babies who never formed an attachment. , Deprivation for babies and toddlers who have been separated. , Noted there is a link between attachment and cognitive and language development. , Influence - Early Years settings recognise the role of attachment in children's education. , Rudolf & Peggy: Schaffer & Emerson, Researched babies in first 18 months of life. , Suggests that quality of responses matters more than time spent. , Stages - asocial, indiscriminate, specific & multiple., Disproved Bowlby's theory that only one carer giver can have attachment. ,

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