attachment

Question 1

what is interactional synchrony

Answer 1

when two people interact they tend to mirror what the other is doing in terms of their facial and body movements. this includes imitating emotions as well as behaviours.

Question 2

what is attachment

Answer 2

an emotional bond between two people. a two way process that endures over time.

Question 3

what is a caregiver

Answer 3

any person who provides care for a child eg parent, grandparent

Question 4

what is reciprocity

Answer 4

responding to the action of another with a similar action. where the actions of one partner elicit a response from the other partner.

Question 5

who investigated interactional synchrony

Answer 5

meltzoff and moore (1977)

Question 6

what did meltzoff and moore find

Answer 6

that infants as young as two to three weeks old imitated specific facial and hand gestures.

Question 7

what did meltzoff and moore do in their study

Answer 7

the study was conducted using an adult model who displayed one of three facial expressions or hand movements where the fingers moved in a sequence. a dummy was placed in the infants mouth during the initial display to prevent any response.