2. Caregiver-Infant Interactions AO3

Question 1

Name two strengths of caregiver-infant interaction

Answer 1

1. Uses well-controlled procedures

2. Babies don’t know that they are being observed

Question 2

Explain a strength of using well controlled studies

Answer 2

Interactions usually filmed from different angles so that research can be viewed and analysed later - very fine details can be recorded - increases validity

Question 3

Explain the strength of babies not knowing they’re being studied

Answer 3

No demand characteristics - good validity

Question 4

Name a limitation of caregiver- infant interaction

Answer 4

It’s hard to know what is happening when observing infants - observations are mainly just hand movements or changes in expressions

Question 5

Why is difficult understanding of observations an issue

Answer 5

Difficult to be sure based on observations what is taking place from infants perspective- e.g. Is imitation of adult conscious and deliberate

Question 6

What does difficulty in understanding interactions mean

Answer 6

We can’t be certain that behaviours seen in mother-infant interactions have a special meaning