Attachment: Caregiver Infant Interactions 24/25 COPY Flashcards
Define attachment
emotional link between an infant and the caregiver
seek closeness and feel secure in the presence of an attachment figure
responsiveness of the caregiver to the infants signals has a deep effect on the child
What is meant by attachment?
- emotional link between an infant and the caregiver
- seek closeness and feel secure in the presence of an attachment figure
- responsiveness of the caregiver to the infants signals has a deep effect on the child
An emotional link between an infant and caregiver is also known as
Attachment.
What is meant by an interaction?
communication
How do psychologists recognise an infant has an attachment?
Proximity
separation distress
secure base behaviour
How do psychologists measure attachment?
Proximity
separation distress
secure base behaviour
What is meant by proximity?
remaining physically close to the attachment figure
What is the key term used to describe physical closeness to the attachment figure?
proximity
What is meant by separation distress?
distress/ upset when the attachment figure leaves
Define separation distress
distress/ upset when the attachment figure leaves
What is the key term used to describe distress when the attachment figure leaves?
separation distress
What is meant by secure base behaviour?
We always ‘touch base’ with our attachment figure. Infants regularly return to their attachment figure while playing.
Define secure base behaviour
We always ‘touch base’ with our attachment figure. Infants regularly return to their attachment figure while playing.
What is a secure base?
something or someone we go to, to seek comfort
In attachment, what do infants use as a secure base?
mother
When researching attachment, What is mother often used as?
a secure base
Why attachment important?
It is believed the early social interactions between infants and carer’s play an important role in the child’s social development.
What is attachment important for?
child’s social development.
What thing is meant by a caregiver-infant interactions?
How caregivers (adults) and infants (children) communicate with one another.
What is meant by interactional synchrony?
Caregiver and infant respond in time to keep communication going.
What is meant by synchrony?
at the same time, in sync
Give an example of interactional synchrony
Infant and caregiver smile at the same time
What does this type of communication ensure?
infant and caregivers emotions and actions mirror each other’s.
Interactional Synchrony: What does the infant and mother do to maintain the communication?
mirror each other
How is interaction synchrony measured?
observe is infant and caregiver respond in time with each other
Who investigated interactional synchrony?
Meltzoff and Moore
Meltzoff and Moore investgated a type of caregiver infant interaction, what was it?
interactional synchrony
What type of observation did Meltzoff and Moore use to investigate interactional synchrony?
controlled observation
How do we know that Meltzoff and Moores observation was controlled?
the environment was manipulated i.e. an adult was used to measure the interaction
