Interactional sync + reciprocity

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

Emotional bond between two people. Two way process that endures over time. Leads to certain behaviours such as clinging and proximity seeking and serves the function of protecting infant

Question 2

Caregiver

Answer 2

Any person who is providing care for a child e.g. parent or sibling

Question 3

Interactional synchrony

Answer 3

Mother and infant reflect both the actions and emotions of the other and do this in a coordinated (synchronised) way

Question 4

Reciprocity

Answer 4

A description of how two people interact. Mother infant interaction is reciprocal in that both infant and mother respond to each others signals and each elicits a response from the other

Question 5

reciprocity research

Answer 5

Babies are not passive, Brazelton et al (1975) described the interaction as a dance, with each partner responding to the others movesBabies are not passive, Brazelton et al (1975) described the interaction as a dance, with each partner responding to the others moves

Question 6

Alternative research

Answer 6

Piaget (1962): true imitation only developed towards end of first year