Attatchment Flashcards
What is reciprocity?
when one person does something and another repeats the action to an extent.
What is interactional synchrony?
when two people interact and mirror what the other is doing, typically with facial and body movement
What is attatchment?
this is an emotional bond between two people, and it is done over a time and is a two way process.
What is caregiver?
Any person who is looking after or caring for a child.
What did Meltzoff and Moore do?
had an adult pull facial features to see how a 2-3 week old baby would react, to start with a dummy was in their mouth so they couldn’t react, then the dummy was removed and sequence was repeated and they filmed the expression ]. they saw an association between infant behaviour and that of the adult model
What 3 things are shown when there is attatchment?
Proximity
separation distress
a secure-base behaviour
what did Isobella find with her interactional synchrony test?
observed 30 mothers and found that the highest levels of synchrony were associated with better quality mother-infant attatchment
Why is it good that Isobella used well-controlled procedures?
filmed mother infant interactions from multiple angles, babies can not change behaviour as do not know they are being recorded = good validity
how is it being hard to know what is happening when observing infants a limitation?
studies show many similiar patterns and is difficult to be sure and vertain why babies have acted in a certain way as can’t ask them.
Observations do not tell us the purpose of synchrony and reciprocity a limitation?
synchonry means behaviour happens at same time also may not be sueful and have a purpose
What percentage of babies have an attatchment wth their fathers by 18 months?
75%
What type of study did Grossman do in 2002 and what did he findout?
a longitudinal study found out that fathers have a different tole in attatchment more so down to quality while mum is to do with how many attatchments there are.
What role do fathers play in attatchment with babies?
unless they are the primary caaregiver they provide a more playful and stimulising role.
Why is researchers being interested in different questions a limitation?
some look at fathers being primary or secondary attatchment figures, this is a limitation because it means that the role of he father can not be properly concluded
How does evidence undermiming the fathers distinct role cause a limitation?
Grossman found fathers provide stimulation and fun but McCallum and Golombook which found kids growing uup in same sex parets do not develop differently sowing fathers being a secondary attatchment figure is not important
why is research failing to provide clear answers about fathers and primary attatchment figures a limitation?
Could be due to traditional gender roles which makes fathers feel like they shouldn’t act in a nurturing way or due to women biology and hormones.
What is stages of attatchment?
Developmental theories which show how different ages develop and have different levels of attatchment as they age
What is multiple attatchments?
attatchments to two or more people, mainly occurs after babies form one main attatchment.
Who are Schaffer and Emerson?
They investigated the formation of early attatchment, their focus was on the age at which children developed their emotional intensity and who they became attatched to.
What experiment did Schaffer and Emerson do?
in Glasgow visted 6 babies every month for 1st year and again at 18 months and mothers questioned at what babies did when they left, sees infant attatchment
What did Schaffer and Emerson find in infant attatchment?
at 40 weeks 80% of babies had specific attatchment and 30% had multiple
seperation anxiety was highest bewteen 25 and 32 weeks
What type of validity did Schaffer and Emerson have?
High external validity as down in families own home
What else was good about Schaffer and Emerson study?
it was longitudinal as same children and observed regularly
What was an issue with Schaffer and Emerson study?
sample size was all from same countty and city and is a small sample size
What is the first stage of attatchment and give a definition?
asocial stage - recognising carers and forming bonds begin
What is the second stage of attatchment and give a definition?
indiscriminate - more observant prefer people over objects
What is the third stage of attatchment and give a definition?
specific attatchment - attatched to primary caregiver
What is the fourth stage of attatchment and give a definition?
multiple attatchments - attatchments to people they regularly spend time with
issue with asocial stage?
how we study it as important interactions happen during this stage
Why is conflicting evicene on multiple attachment an issue?
not clear when multiple attachments happen and some countries have many people raising babies so have multiple attachments earlier or skip specific attatchment staged
What is a limitation on how multiple attachments are measured?
just because a bay is distressed when someone leaves doesn’t make them a true attatchment figure could be a playmate.