ATTACHMENT

Question 1

Reciprocity

Answer 1

Both infant and mother respond to each other’s signals and each react to the other

Question 2

Interactional Synchrony

Answer 2

Mother and infant reflect both the actions and emotions of the other and do this in a synchronised way

Question 3

Monotropic

Answer 3

One particular attachment is different from all others and of central importance to the child’s development

Question 4

Internal Working Models

Answer 4

Carry our perception of what relationships are like

Question 5

Critical Period

Answer 5

Time within which an attachment must form (up to 2 years old)

Question 6

Strange Situation

Answer 6

Tested attachment security. Infants are assessed on their response to playing in an unfamiliar room, being left alone, left with a stranger and being reunited with a carer