Caregiver Infant Interactions Flashcards
Attachment
Emotional tie between two people usually a mother and a child there relationship is reciprocal
Attachment behaviour
Seeking proximity
Distress and separation
Joy on reunion
Safe base
Reciprocity
Infant responds to action of another person or the same actions
Eg infant elicits a response from the other
Interactional synchrony
Infant mirrors the actions of another person
Meltzoff and Moore
Aim - examin caregiver infant interactions
Method - adult display facial expression/hand movements child respond filmed
Result - association between infant behaviour and adult model
Weakness of meltzoff and Moore
Questionable reliability
Pull funny faces all the time
Not uncommon infant difficult distinguish normal behaviour and imitation
Matters unable see if it’s every day behaviour or caregiver infant interaction
Research test reliability of findings
Weakness meltzoff and Moore
Researchers unable replicate findings
Koepke attempted but failed
So questions reliability need additional research