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1. Pre-attachment phase
During 0-3 months of life the baby learns to separate people from objects but doesn't have any strong preferences about who cares for it
2. Indiscriminate attachment phase
Between 6 weeks and 7 months the infant starts to clearly distinguish and recognise different people
Start smiling more at people it knows than at strangers
Still has no strong preferences about who cares for it
3. Discriminate attachment phase
7-11 months infant is able to form a strong attachment with an individual - shown by being content when that person is around, distress on exit and happy on return. May be scared of strangers and avoid them
4. Multiple attachment phase
From 9 months infant can form attachments to many different people
Some attachments may be stronger than others and have different functions e.g. For play or for comfort
Schaffer found that after 18 months approx. 32% of babies had at least 5 different attachments but the original attachment was still the strongest
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