attachment Flashcards
what is attachment
a close two way bond between two individuals in which each individual sees the other as essential for their own emotional security
what behaviours are displayed in attachment
proximity, separation distress, secure base behaviour
what is proximity in attachment
when people stay close to each other
what is separation distress in attachment
when an individual leaves, the other starts to become stressed (cry)
what is secure base behaviour
maintaining regular contact with an individual for comfort
what are precocial animals
animals born at advanced stage of development e.g foals are able to walk and run soon after brith
what is reciprocity
two way mutual response to each others signals
what is Feldmans theory (2007)
-mothers pick up cues that the baby requires attention, the baby portrays emotion to indicate needs
-interactional synchrony is coordination of micro level social behaviour
what is interactional synchrony
synchronised expressions to which the care giver and baby co-ordinate their response
what is Meltzoff and Moore (1977)
they observed the start of interactional synchrony in infants as young as 2 weeks old
