Caregiver-infant Interactions

Question 1

What is reciprocity

Answer 1

Interactions between infant and caregiver responding to each others signals
During these, they take turns as people do in a conversation

Question 2

What is alert phases

Answer 2

Where babies have alert phases , in which they signal that they are ready for a spell of interaction

Question 3

What is interactional synchrony

Answer 3

Where people carry out the same action at the same time
Their emotions mirror each others
- its a critical role in developmental outcomes
- Isabella found that high levels of synchrony means better mother-infant interactions

Question 4

Supporting evidence

Answer 4

The babies who had the most reciprocal interactions and the most synchrony had secure attachments with their mothers
-has supporting evidence
-found that infants mimic adult facial expressions and hand movements
-shows that it aids attachment

Question 5

Disproving evidence

Answer 5

-cultural variations
It’s shown that in Kenya , mothers have little interaction with their infants however still have strong attachments - secure
Weakens the fact that caregiver interactions are needed for attachment formations
-babies are hard to observe
Can’t be asked questions and its hard to interpret their behaviour. Young babies have immobile bodies which means that little gestures may not mean that the interactions have special meanings

Question 6

What is attachment

Answer 6

A two way emotional bond between two individuals in which each individual sees the other as essential for their own emotional security