Glossary

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

an emotional bond between two people in a two way process which endures over time and leads to certain behaviours and proximity-seeking which can protect an infant.

Question 2

Caregiver

Answer 2

any person who is providing care for a child, eg: mother, father or grandparents.

Question 3

Reciprocity

Answer 3

when a caregiver and child respond to each other’s signals, initiate then response which responses are not necessarily coping, eg: a baby cries so mum cuddles it.

Question 4

Intersectional synchrony

Answer 4

caregiver and infants interact by mirroring each other’s responses, actions or emotions.

Question 5

Inter-rater reliability

Answer 5

two or more people are observing and recording behaviour in the same way

Question 6

Intra-rater reliability

Answer 6

consistency of an individual measuring/recording a behaviour

Question 7

Pseudo

Answer 7

not genuine or a sham

Question 8

Multiple attachment

Answer 8

having more than one attachment

Question 9

Primary attachment figure

Answer 9

the person who has formed the closest bond with a child, demonstrated by intensity of the relationship

Question 10

Separation anxiety

Answer 10

the distress shown by an infant when separated from a caregiver

Question 11

Stranger anxiety

Answer 11

the distress shown by an infant when approached or picked up by someone who’s unfamiliar