Attatchment Flashcards
Attachment
Close two way emotional bond that gives emotional security
What are the three things to do with infant caregiver relationships? Define them.
Proximity- closeness of caregiver
Seperation distress- stress caused by seperation of infant and caregiver
Safe base behaviour - always go back to caregiver
BONUS;
More responsive=better attatchment
Reciprocity
How two people interact; a baby cries and a mother feeds them, changes happy or cuddles.
International Synchrony
Synchronized reflection of eachother actions
International Synchrony example
Meltzoff and Moore (1977)
3 different people and 3 diffrerent emotions and baby copied each of them.
Reciprocity example
Conan and Sander (1974)studied baby frame by frame and found infant reacted according to adults speech.
Evaluation point 1 +
P- valid
E- babies don’t understand so no demand characteristics
CA- ethical issues
E- informed consent
Evaluation point 2 -
P- hard to observe infants
E- reaction is deliberate or not? Impossible to know
E- don’t know if showing affection
L- invalid
Evaluation point 3 -
P- Socially sensitive
E- women go to work after having babies so no international synchrony
E- makes women feel like bad mothers
L- negative inplications