attachment Flashcards
reciprocity
responding to action of another - baby cries, mother comforts
interactional synchrony
mirroring each other in terms of facial and body movements
research - reciprocity
feldman and eildman:
found infant and mother spend 2/3s of time together and do things to signal they are ready for attention - from 3 months
research - interactional synchrony
meltzoff and moore
adult display 1 of 3 facial expressions, recorded child response and found association
schaffers stages of attachment
asocial
indiscriminate
specific
multiple
asocial
0-6 weeks
behaviour toward humans and inanimate objects is similar
indiscriminate
6week-6month
preference for humans but can be comforted by anyone
specific attachment
7-12months
stranger and separation anxiety
form specific attachment to primary attachment figure
multiple attachments
1year+
comforted by other relatives or adults
schaffer and emerson
60 Glaswegian babies from working class background in the 60s
interview mothers and observe children for separation and stranger anxiety
25-30 weeks - 50% separation anxiety showed
40weeks - 80% had specific 30% had multiple
role of the father
schaffer and emerson - fathers are not primary caregivers as they spend less time and lack sensitivity due to lower levels of oestrogen
other- fathers are playmates not care givers