Caregiver-Infant Interactions Flashcards
1
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What is reciprocity?
A
Where an infant responds to the action of another person, or where the action of one partner elicits a response from the other
2
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What in interactional synchrony?
A
Where an infant mirrors the actions of another person, for example an infant imitating behaviours and/or emotions of their parents
3
Q
What is Meltzoff and Moore aim to do?
A
Examine caregiver-infant interactions
4
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What was Meltzoff and Moore’d method?
A
An adult model would display one of three facial expressions or hand movements and the child’s response was filmed
5
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What were the results of Meltzoff and Moore’s study?
A
There was an association between infant behaviour and the adult model
6
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What are the evaluation points of Meltzoff and Moore’s study?
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- Questionable reliability of testing infants
- Reliable and can be replicated by same people
- Unreliable and cannot be replicated by other psychologists
