Reciprocity and Interactional Synchrony

Question 1

Research into interactional synchrony

Answer 1

Isabella
Assessed Interactional synchrony in 30 infants
The infants observed a parent do 2 or 3 of four actions
Opening mouth, poking tongue out, frowning and waving a finger
Observers assessed

Found that the better synchrony was shown by those infants who had high levels of attachment to their PCG

Question 2

What is Reciprocity and an example

Answer 2

It is when the caregiver and infant respond to each other’s signals appropriately

Question 3

What is a critisism of the research into interactional synchrony

Answer 3

It may just be a coincidence