reciprocity and interactional synchrony

Question 1

defintion of attachment

Answer 1

a strong reciprocal emotional bond between an infant and a primary caregiver

Question 2

reciprocal definiton

Answer 2

both ways

Question 3

who demonstratd the importance of reciprocity

Answer 3

Brazleton et al

Question 4

what did brazleton et al find about the importance of reciprocity

Answer 4

children as young as 2 weeks old can attempt to copy thier caregiver, who in turn responds to the child’s signal 2/3 of the time

Question 5

waht are the 2 reasons for why reciprocity is important

Answer 5

1. important in teaching the child to communicate
2. allows the parent to better care for the child

Question 6

defintion of interactional synchrony

Answer 6

when the infant and primary caregiver becomes synchronised in their interactions

Question 7

what did condon and sander (1974) find

Answer 7

children can synchronise their movements with the sound of an adult’s voice

Question 8

what did brazelton et al find about interactional synchrony

Answer 8

young infants can copy the displayed distintive facial expressions or gestures

Question 9

what did meltzoff and moore (1997) find

Answer 9

2 weeks old infants are able to interact with a researcher

Question 10

one strentgh of caregiver infant reactions

Answer 10

they are a filmed in a lab which suggests it is in a controlled environment

Question 11

one limitationvof brazleton’s reciprocal study

Answer 11

lacks internal validity as only american infants were studied

Question 12

another weakness of caregiver-infant reactions

Answer 12

hard to interpret a baby’s behaviour as we don’t know whether their actions are meaningful