Key Words

Question 1

Two types of caregiver-infant interaction:

Answer 1

Intersectional synchrony: the mirroring of the same behaviours at the same time. Newborn infants are able to interact using international synchrony.

Reciprocity: a reciprocal (two-way) behaviour exchange of the same or similar behaviours. The parent and infant take turns to respond to each other. Takes place around three months of age.

Question 2

Caregiver-infant interaction definition

Answer 2

Meaningful social interactions required to develop an attachment between caregiver and their infant

Question 3

Social sensitivity

Answer 3

Social consequences of research taking place e.g judgements, stigma etc.

Question 4

What is the definition of ethnocentric?

Answer 4

Seeing the world through our own culture.
For example, seeing the eastern culture through a western culture view point.

Question 5

What is a longitudinal study?

Answer 5

Follows what happens to selected variables over an extended time.

Question 6

What is sensitive responsiveness?

Answer 6

The extent to which a parents is in-tune with a child’s emotional state, is able to decode those signals accurately, and able to respond appropriately and in a timely fashion.
(Ainsworth et Al)