Attachment

Question 1

State the principle of reciprocity.

Answer 1

• A description of how people act.

- A mother-infant interaction is reciprocal when bother mother and daughter respond to the interaction.

Question 2

How do babies signal “alert phases”?

Answer 2

• By trying to attract a mothers attention.

Question 3

What did Feldman and Eidleman 2007 suggest about a mothers response to an infants alertness?

Answer 3

• Mothers respond to an infants alertness about 2 thirds of the time.

Question 4

Define “interactional synchrony”.

Answer 4

Both infant and mother reflect actions and emotions of the other and do this in a coordinated manner.

Question 5

State the findings of Meltzoff and Moore (1997).

Answer 5

There is an association between the expression or gesture displayed by the adult and the actions of the babies.

Question 6

Which psychologist conducted a longitudinal study into the role of the father in 2002?

Answer 6

Grossman

Question 7

State the findings of Schaffer and Emerson (1964),

Answer 7

The majority of babies did become attached to their mother first but within a few weeks/months secondary attachments formed with other members of the family.

Question 8

State the conclusion drawn from Grossman (2002).

Answer 8

Fathers have a different role in attachment, one that is to do with play and stimulation rather than nurturing.

Question 9

State the role of the father.

Answer 9

To do with play and and stimulation and less to do with the nurturing element of the infant.

Question 10

What did Field (1978) suggest about fathers as primary care givers?

Answer 10

Fathers can be primary care givers, the key to attachment relationships is the level of responsiveness rather than parental gender.