Paper 1 Attachment terminology

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

a long term emotional bond

Question 2

Interactional Synchrony

Answer 2

when an infant mirrors the actions of another person

Question 3

Reciprocity

Answer 3

when an infant responds to the actions of another person with a similar action

Question 4

Caregiverese

Answer 4

modified vocal language used by adults as the interact with infants ‘‘baby talk’’

Question 5

Precocial

Answer 5

hatched/born in a state and able to feed itself and move instantly

Question 6

Altricial

Answer 6

hatched/born helpless and requiring significant parental care

Question 7

Stages of Attachment

Answer 7

four stages of developmental progress that categorise infants attachments

Question 8

Multiple Attachments

Answer 8

attachments to two or more people

Question 9

Specific Attachment

Answer 9

attachments infants form towards one specific person that they look to for comfort and security

Question 10

Separation Anxiety

Answer 10

fear of being away from primary caregiver

Question 11

Stranger Anxiety

Answer 11

manifested by crying when an unfamiliar person approaches

Question 12

Asocial Attachment

Answer 12

a new born attaches to any human or thing, babies respond equally to any caregiver

Question 13

Indiscriminate Attachment

Answer 13

babies have a preference for certain people but accept care from anyone

Question 14

Ethology

Answer 14

the study of animal behaviour

Question 15

Imprinting

Answer 15

when an animal (typically a bird) forms an attachment to the first moving thing they meet that is larger than them

Question 16

Critical Period

Answer 16

a period of time when the imprinting/attachment must take place

Question 17

Sexual Imprinting

Answer 17

a form of preference for a trait an individual has observed in its population