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definition of an attachment?

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an emotional reciprocal bond between two people

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the three behaviours that indicate that an attachment has been formed?

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  • proximity seeking
  • separation anxiety
  • secure base behaviour
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define a caregiver?

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any person providing care for a child - mostly mother

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define interactional synchrony?

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caregiver and child mirror what the other is doing in terms of their facial expressions and body movement in a coordinated way

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define reprocity?

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responding to the action of another with similar action

the actions if one person elicits a response from the other (turn taking)

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what is caregiverese?

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high pitched voice used by adults to aid communication between carer and infant to increase attachment

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explain Brazeltons research into reciprocity?

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  • early reciprocity lays the foundation for later attachment between caregiver and infant
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explain Meltzoff and Moores research into interactional synchrony?

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  • investigate age that interactional synchrony occurs between mum n child
  • videotaped twelve 21 day old babies
  • adult displayed 1 of 3 facial expressions or gestures
  • observed beginnings of IS in babies as young as 2 weeks old
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evaluation of research into caregiver infant interactions?

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• filmed in a controlled environment
- observation with behavioural categories + coding system
- can be watched multiple times by multiple people - inter observer reliability - high internal validity

• difficult to interpret a baby’s behaviour - they lack self control and stability - move a lot and easily distracted - cant be sure its not a coincidence that they make the facial expression

• doesn’t tell us its developmental importance as it simply describes behaviour that occur @ same time not their purpiose
- cant obtain from research alone that reciprocal interaction and synchrony are helpful in development of attachment altho there is more research fo suggest a connection

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who is the key study for the STAGES of attachment?

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shcaffer and emerson !!!!

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what are the aims of Schaffer’s study on stages of attachment?

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asses whether there was a pattern of attachment formation that was common to all infants

and identify and describe the distinct stages by which attachment develops

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whats the procedure of Schaffers stages of attachment study?

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• longitudinal study on 60 new born babies and their mothers from a working class area of glasgow
• studied at monthly intervals for the first year of their life and again at 18 months
• babies were studied at home, interactions with their carers observed and carers were interviewed about their babies responses
• evidence for development of an attachment was the baby showered separation anxiety after a carer left and stranger anxiety when researchers approached

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what could they conclude from Schaffers stage of attachment key study?

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• the process of attachment is biologically controlled
• attachments most likely to form with those responded accurately to the baby’s signals
• multiple attachments is the norm and mothering can be shared

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what is the four stages of attachment?

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  • asocial attachment
  • indiscriminate attachment
  • specific attachment
  • multiple attachment
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describe the asocial stage (1) of attachment?

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  • 0/2 months
  • cant distinguish between animate and inanimate objects
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describe the indiscriminate stage (2) of attachment?

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  • 2/7 months
  • display more observable social behaviour
  • show preference for people than objects (but not for any one person)
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describe the discriminate stage (3) of attachment?

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  • 7/9 months!!!
  • attachment formed
  • seperation and stranger anxiety showed
  • primary attachment figure formed (person who responds to signals - signal responsiveness)
18
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describe the multiple attachments stage (4) of attachment?

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  • 1+ year!!!
  • show attachments with others (secondary attachments)
  • most show secondary one month after primary
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LESSON 7-

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20
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what study is used for the types of attachment?

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Ainsworth Strange Situation

21
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whats the aim of Aimsworths strange situation?

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observe key attachment behaviour to assess the quality of a child’s attachment type

22
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summary of the procedure for Ainsworths strange situation?

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• controlled observation
• takes place in a room with controlled conditions
• two way mirror for psychologists to observe behaviour
• 12-18 month old babies, all white middle class american!!!

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what are the five behaviours that Ainsworth is looking at the infants response with/to?

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• proximity seeking
• secure base behaviour
• stranger anxiety
• separation anxiety
• response to reunion

24
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how many episodes are there in ainsworths strange situation?

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8

25
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what is episode 1 of ainsworth strange situation?

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parent and infant play as normal

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what is episode 2
of ainsworth strange situation?

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parent sits, infant plays
- use of parent as secure base

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what is episode 3 of ainsworth strange situation?

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stranger enters and talks to parent
- test stranger anxiety

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what is episode 4 of ainsworth strange situation?

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parent leaves, infant plays and stranger offers comfort if needed
- separation anxiety

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what is episode 5 of ainsworth strange situation?

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parent returns, greets infant + comforts them, stranger leaves
- reunion behaviour

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what is episode 6 of ainsworth strange situation?

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parent leaves, infant is alone
- test separation anxiety

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what is episode 7 of ainsworth strange situation?

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stranger enters and offers comfort
- stranger anxiety

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what is episode 8 of ainsworth strange situation?

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parent returns and greets infant and offers comfort, stranger is gone
- reunion behaviour

33
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from the original USA study in 1969, what were the percentages that Ainsworth found for each type of attachment?

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  • secure 66%
  • insecure avoidant 22%
  • insecure resistant 12%
34
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what are the behaviours shown for secure attachment?

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  • seek proximity with mother present and show secure base behaviour
  • moderate seperation and stranger anxiety
  • accepts comfort on reunion stage enthusiastically
35
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what are the behaviours shown for insecure avoidant attachment?

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  • mother is present, plays freely but not not seek proximity or show secure base behaviour
  • low sep anxiety or stranger anxiety
  • no comfort needed, avoids it at reunion stage
36
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what are the behaviours shown for insecure resistant attachment?

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  • clingy and seeks high proximity with mother present (no secure base b)
  • HIGH sep and stranger anxiety
  • seek but resists comfort on reunion !!!

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