Caregiver Infant Interactions

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

Emotional tie between two people usually a mother and a child there relationship is reciprocal

Question 2

Attachment behaviour

Answer 2

Seeking proximity
Distress and separation
Joy on reunion
Safe base

Question 3

Reciprocity

Answer 3

Infant responds to action of another person or the same actions
Eg infant elicits a response from the other

Question 4

Interactional synchrony

Answer 4

Infant mirrors the actions of another person

Question 5

Meltzoff and Moore

Answer 5

Aim - examin caregiver infant interactions
Method - adult display facial expression/hand movements child respond filmed
Result - association between infant behaviour and adult model

Question 6

Weakness of meltzoff and Moore

Answer 6

Questionable reliability
Pull funny faces all the time
Not uncommon infant difficult distinguish normal behaviour and imitation
Matters unable see if it’s every day behaviour or caregiver infant interaction
Research test reliability of findings

Question 7

Weakness meltzoff and Moore

Answer 7

Researchers unable replicate findings
Koepke attempted but failed
So questions reliability need additional research