developmental psychology Flashcards
4 signs of attachment
seeking proximity, distress in separation, joy on reunion and safe base
attachment definition
is a strong emotional and reciprocal bond between two people especially an infant and its caregiver
definition of care giver infant interactions
refers to the communication between a caregiver and infant. The more responsive or sensitive they are the stronger the bond.
definition of reciprocity
it is a two way or mutual process each party responds to the other signals to continue the interaction.
who made the still face experiment.
Tronik and Brazelton
describe the still face experiment.
restricts the attention the caregiver gives to the baby for 2 minutes.
who made the experiment for interactional synchrony
Meltzoff and Moore
interactional synchrony definition
is when a caregiver and infant reflect the actions and emotions of the other in a coordinated way
describe the experiment for interactional synchrony
- a baby as young as 2 weeks was observed by an independent observer while its caregiver did one of three facial expressions. 2. the independent observer then tried to identify the facial expression of the baby
who did the development of attachment study
Shaffer and Emerson (1964)
what are the 4 stages of attachment and there age ranges
asocial stage (0-2 months), indiscriminate stage (2-7 months), discriminate stage (7 months), multiple attachment stage (9 months+)
describe the development of attachment study
studied 60 babies in Glasgow, visiting them monthly for the first year and then returning again at 18 months.
findings of the development of attachment study
65% mum is first attachment, 3% dad is the first attachment, 30% have a “joint” attachment.
