Care-giver Infant Reactions Flashcards
1
Q
What is the quality of early interactions associated with
A
The successful development of attachments
2
Q
Types of interactions
A
Reciprocity
International Synchrony
3
Q
What is reciprocity
A
Where the baby and caregiver react to eachother
4
Q
What is intersectional synchrony
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When the action of the baby and caregiver is the same at the same time
5
Q
Who observed reciprocity
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Feldman and Eidelman
6
Q
Strength of reciprocity / caregiver interactions
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Filmed observations
Feldman and Eidelman, they were filmed from different angles babies unaware of being watched so act normally - further analysis of videos
7
Q
2 Limitations of Caregiver interactions
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- difficult in observing babies
- difficulty inferring developmental importance (Feldman,synchrony only describes behaviours that happen at the same time, doesn’t tell us its purpose, cannot be certain from reciprocity that they are important in development
