caregiver-infant

Question 1

what is attachment?

Answer 1

close emotional relationship between 2 people by mutual affection and desire for proximity

Question 2

what do primary attachment figures ensure?

Answer 2

protection and survival

Question 3

what does reciprocity mean?

Answer 3

interactions between caregiver and infant are mutually responsive

Question 4

what does interactional synchrony mean?

Answer 4

caregiver and infant interactions are synchronised so responses reflect each other

Question 5

3 strengths of infant-caregiver interactions

Answer 5

+research supporting RECIPROCITY
Tronick still face– after 3 mins of attempted interaction infant becomes wary by turning away

+research supporting SYNCHRONY
Meltzoff and Moore

+practical applications of still face could show whether baby has developmental problems

Question 6

2 weaknesses of infant caregiver interactions

Answer 6

• socially sensitive to those parents who cant have close proximity e.g single parents

-incomplete
as focuses on 1 caregiver