caregiver - infant interactions✅ Flashcards
what are the 2 key terms?
what do they mean?
who describes reciprocity as a dance
- interactional synchrony
- reciprocity
interactional synch= mother and bby become synchronised so they mirror each others actions and emotions
reciprocity= when one person responds to another , close attention to each others verbal signals and facial expressions
brazleton explained it as a couples dance where one dancer copies the others moves
what are ‘alert phases’?
bbys have alert stages where they signal to the other that they’re ready for interaction. mothers respond. to these 2/3 of the time
who observed interactional synch of babys at 2 weeks old
what did the adults do?
what did they find?
Meltzoff and Moore
done 1 of 3 facial expressions or gestures snd the child’s response was filmed
an association between the expression and the action of the bby
what does high synchrony result in?
who studied 30 mothers and infants to asses the degree of synchrony and the quality of mother infant attachment ?
what did she find out?
higher quality attachment
Isabella et al
high levels of synchrony were associated with better quality of mother - infant attachment
what role do babys usually take? how has this changed?
who initiates the interactions?
usually take a passive role , receiving care from an adult
however recently it seems babys take more of an active role
either the mother or the baby
AO3;
✅ 2 strengths
✅the research uses well-controlled procedures - bbys don’t know if they’re being observed root so behaviour doesn’t change = good validity
✅the research has potential value to society - important foundation of high quality attachments, practical application beneficial to society
AO3:
❌ 2 weaknesses
❌ its hard to be certain you know whats happening with infants, there might imitate adults behaviour for other reasons.
❌mother- infant interactions are socially insensitive. mothers that return to work quickly after giving birth have less chance of bonding with their baby and interactional synchrony happening - suggests women shouldn’t return to work straight away which its up to initials to make that decision.
