Reciprocity And Interactional Synchrony

Question 1

Weakness: lacks ecological validity

Answer 1

Research takes place in controlled environments, caregiver and infant being filmed, difficult to generalise findings to real life cases of caregiver infant interactions, infant may behave differently, may interact with parent more as familiar person or interact less as they feel uncomfortable, lowers external validity

Question 2

Strength: High control over extraneous variables

Answer 2

Research takes place in controlled environment, praised for having high control over EV, not having other adults in the room during observations as this may distract the infant, cause and effect can be established between caregiver and infant, increases internal validity

Question 3

Strength: practical applications

Answer 3

research can be praised for practical applications, demonstrated how caregiver and infant interact and how important early interactions are for later development, psychologists can use this info to encourage responsive caregivers and minimise any later issues the child may have, important part of applied psychology