attachment

Question 1

attachment

Answer 1

close two way emotional bond between individuals.

Question 2

reciprocity

Answer 2

mutual exchange of responses between infant and caregiver

Question 3

study for reciprocity
Feldman (2007)

Answer 3

after 3 months frequency of reciprocity (facial expressions and noises) increased

Question 4

interactional symphony

Answer 4

caregiver and baby mirror each others facial expressionsor movement in a coordinated manor.

Question 5

study for interactional synchrony
Meltzoff & moore (1977)

Answer 5

found association between infant and adult behaviour.
suggestbthat this behavioural synchrony is innate.

Question 6

strength of caregiver infant interaction

Answer 6

P= Research contains filmed observations in labs.
E= Observayions can be recorded and analysed without missing key interactions. Can establish inter-observer reliability. Babies dont know theyre being observed so no chnage in behaviour
T= Data should contain reliability and validity.

Question 7

One weakness of caregiver infant intercation

Answer 7

P= Its hard to interpret babies behaviour.
E= Babies facial expressions are contantly changing, difficult to be sure whether a baby is reciprocity as baby could twitch
T= Reduce validity

Question 8

One weakness of caregiver infant interaction

Answer 8

P= Observing behaviour doesnt tell us why its important
E= Observing reciprocity and intercational synchrony shows the patten but not the importance in development in babies
T=Observation alone can not tell us why reciprocity is important.

Question 9

stages of attachment
Schaffer’s aim

Answer 9

to investigate what age infants become attached and who to

Question 9

asocial stage

Answer 9

age: first few weeks
description: babies’ behaviour towards human and non human objects is quite similar.
show some preference for individuals, and some social stimuli.

Question 10

stages identified by schaffer

Answer 10

• asocial
• indiscrimination
• specific attachment
• multiple attachment

Question 10

indiscriminate

Answer 10

age:
description: become more socialble, can distinguish people, prefering to over objects, no stranger or seperation anxiety.

Question 11

specific attachment

Answer 11

age: 7-9 months
description: begin to show anxiety towards strangers and when seperated from caregiver, formed specific attachment. bond with person who is most sensitive to needs.

Question 12

multiple attachments

Answer 12

age: approx 10 months
description: begin to show attachment to other adults, called secondary attachments

Question 13

role of father

Answer 13

anyone who takes on the role of main male caregiver