attachment

Question 1

What is attachment?

Answer 1

A reciprocal emotional bond between a caregiver and an infant

Question 2

What are 3 behaviours that display attachment?

Answer 2

1) Proximity - how close the infant stays to the caregiver

2) Separation distress - distress shown by the infant when the caregiver leaves

3) secure-base behaviour - the infant coming back to the caregiver while playing

Question 3

What are caregiver-infant interactions?

Answer 3

Meaningful social interactions between babies and their caregivers which help develop attachment.

Question 4

What are two types of caregiver-infant interactions?

Answer 4

1) reciprocity - when the behaviour from one partner (infant or caregiver) elicits a response from the other
2) interactional synchrony - when the infant mimics the behaviour of the caregiver