Caregiver Infant Intercations

Question 1

Define Attachment

Answer 1

Emotional link between infant nd caregiver
Each seek closeness and feel more secure in presence of attachment figure
-interactions between caregiver and infant where an attachment starts. Responsiveness of caregiver to infant signals deep effect on child

Question 2

Interactional synchrony

Answer 2

-cg nd infant respond in time to keep communication going
-e.g infant smile cg smile back at same time
- infant and cg emotions and actions mirror each other

Question 3

Interactional synchrony AO1 meltzoff and Moore

Answer 3

-controlled obs
-42week old infant to measure cg infant interaction
-adult 3 facial expressions or gestures e.g mouth opening
-child response filmed
-link found between gesture and response infant

Question 4

Reciprocity

Answer 4

-two way mutual process
-infant cg take turn to respond each other b to sustain interaction
-b each party elicits a response from other
-e.g child our arm up to be held cg pick up

Question 5

Reciprocity AO1 brazelton

Answer 5

-both mother infant initiate interactions
-take in turn to do so
-called dance when couple dance respond to each other moves

Question 6

AO3 caregiver infant interactions
Limitation

Answer 6

P-lacks eco val
E-controlled env such as controlled obs with cg infant filmed.
E-diff to generalise to real life cases as not b like usually do in real world may interact more with parent as only familiar p in room or less feel uncomfortable or shy

Question 7

AO3 caregiver infant interactions STRENGHT

Answer 7

P-research in controlled env cont obs praised high condoled over extraneous variables
E- ev controlled not having other adults in room as may distract infant
-cause and effect can be established in the interactions
-thus inc internal val