Interactions AO1

Question 1

what are the two types of interactions?

Answer 1

1. reciprocity
2. interactional synchrony

Question 2

what is reciprocity?

Answer 2

1. a two way interaction between a care giver and an infant
2. the participants are both active contributors
3. take turns imitating the interaction

Question 3

How does Brazelton et al describe reciprocity?

Answer 3

as a dance as each partner (infant and caregiver) respond to each other’s moves and the basic rhythm is important precursor to later communications

Question 3

What is interactional synchrony?

Answer 3

1. when the caregiver and infant carry out the same action simultaneously.
2. this means that they mirror each other’s actions and emotions
3. creates a turn-taking effect and a two-way vocal conversation

Question 4

How does Meltzoff and Moore’s experiment show interactional synchrony?

Answer 4

1. they observed/filmed 2 week+ old infant’s response after an adult displayed 1 of 3 facial expressions or 1 of 3 gestures
2. independent observers found an association between the expressions/gestures displayed by the adult and the actions of the infants