Reciprocity And Interactional Synchrony

Question 1

In 1977 Meltzoff and Moore….

Answer 1

Created a study that took two recordings, one of the researcher one of the baby. The researcher tested the babies interactional synchrony with their expressions
This footage was judged by a independent observers

Question 2

The results of Meltzoff and Moore’s study was…

Answer 2

Infants as young as 2 or 3 could imitate specific expressions and gestures

Question 3

What was Dr Tronic’s experiment?

Answer 3

The still face experiment, mothers would not interact with their babies at all, motionless and expressionless. Researchers would observe and record.

Question 4

Isabella in 1989 found….

Answer 4

Secure infant-mother pairs showed more interactional synchrony and reciprocity than insecure attachments

Question 5

Le Vine et al however

Answer 5

Demonstrated that cultural variations may play a greater part in this as secure attachments in Kenya happen despite mothers having little physical interactions