attachment: caregiver-infant interactions Flashcards
what is reciprocity
two people interact with each other in a way that is 2 way and mutual, often called turn taking
what did trevathen (2014) suggest
suggested turn taking in infant-adult interaction is important for development of social and language skills
what are alert phases
babies signal they are ready for interactions
what did Feldman + Eildman (2007) suggest about alert phases
mothers respond to alert phases 2/3 of the time
what is active involvement
both the baby and caregiver takes an active role and innate interaction
what did tropic et al (1975) study about active involvement
they asked mothers who had been enjoying dialogue with child to stop expressing emotions/response , found the child desperately tries to provoke a response until they get upset
what is interactional synchrony
baby and caregiver reflect actions and emotions of each other simultaneously
what did Feldman (2007) describe interactional synchrony as
“co-ordination of micro-level social behaviour”
what did Isabella et al (1989) study about interactional synchrony and what did she find
conducted a observational study on interactional synchrony between mothers and babies, found high levels of synchrony was associated with better quality attachment, it creates a strong emotional bond
what did Metzoff + Moore (1997) study and find about synchrony
an adult displayed one out of three facial expressions or gestures, their response was filmed, association was found between facial expressions and response, found babies showed interactions as young as 2 weeks old
ao3: how does observations in attachment research have high internal validity
studies are filmed so fine details are recorded and analysed, Metzoff and Moore is a highly controlled observation
ao3: how do observations in attachment research have inter-observer reliability
they had more than 1 observer to check the videos consistency
ao3: how do observations in attachment research reduce demand characteristics
babies are unaware of being filmed or observed
ao3: do observations in attachment tell us the purpose of reciprocity + synchrony (give researcher)
no, Feldman (2012) explains synchrony + reciprocity and describes the behaviour not the purpose of them, nor can we establish a causational relationship
ao3: how is research into attachment socially sensitive
mothers may have a job, but research suggests mothers must stay at home in order for the baby to develop properly
