Caregiver-Infant Interactions Flashcards
what is attachment
a deep emotional bond between two figures who both seek closeness and feel secure when with eachother
what is reciprocity
when the mother and infant take turn to interact with eachother replicating a conversation
what is interactional synchrony
when the caregiver and infant share simultaneous actions and appear to be acting rhythmically
what is imitation
when the infant copies the actions of the caregiver
e.g. facial expressions, sounds
what is sensitive responsiveness
when the caregiver correctly interprets what the babys interactions means
e.g. crying because they want food
what is the research evidence provided by Meltzoff and Moore for reciprocity
an experimenter stuck his tongue out to infants between 12-21 days old
they found that the infants copied the experimenter
what is the evidence for the interactional synchrony
Condon and Sander videotaped interactions between adults and neonates
how do the studies have high internal validity
they use high quality complex cameras systems allowing for the tapes to be slowed down and closely anyalsyed
what are the limitations of caregiver-infant interaction studies related to inference
the infants are incapable of directly expressing their thoughts and feelings and the research is dependant on inference
what is the limitation of the caregiver-infant interaction studies related to society
social sensitivity > this is a concern because some women might find or feel like theyre being criticised
