Caregiver Infant Interactions Flashcards
What do babies and caregiver do
Have frequent and important interactions with their caregiver
What is reciprocity
Turn-Taking
Mother’s respond when baby is alert
From 3 months becomes more intense
What is international synchrony
Same actions simultaneously
Interactions co-ordinated from two weeks
Quality of attachment= Synchrony
What is a strength of research done for care giver interactions
They are filmed so doesn’t put baby off also can capture fine detail
What is a weakness of this research
Hard to know meaning of small movements
Does caregiver interactions show development importance
Observation of behaviour does not tell us about it’s importance in development
What does Isabella et als study suggest
International synchrony is importance for attachment
