Infant Interactions Flashcards
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Attachment
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A strong, enduring, emotional and reciprocal bond between 2 people, especially between an infant and a caregiver
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Behaviours that individuals that an attachment has been formed
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Maccoby (1980)
Proximity seeking
Separation anxiety
Secure based behaviour
3
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Caregiver
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Any person who is providing for the child
Primary caregiver is commonly the mother
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4
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Intersectional synchrony
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The caregiver and child mirror what the other is doing in terms of their facial expression and body movement
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Reciprocity
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Responding to the action of another person with similar action
The actions will elicit a response from another person
6
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Caregiverese
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Adults who interact with infants use a modified form of vocal language that is high pitched
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