Caregiver - Infant Interaction^

Question 1

Whats is Caregiver - infant Interaction?

Answer 1

close two way bond
dependent on both for emotional security

Question 2

Primary Attachment

Answer 2

first person to attach to
usually mother

Question 3

Secondary Attachment

Answer 3

attach to other family members
father
formed at 18 months

Question 4

Attachment Behaviours

Answer 4

proximity
separation anxiety
secure - base beh

Question 5

Proximity Behaviour

Answer 5

stay close to the attached figure

Question 6

Separation Anxiety

Answer 6

anxious when the attached figure leaves

Question 7

Secure - Base Behaviour

Answer 7

making regular contact but can play by themselves

Question 8

Reciprocity

Answer 8

how P interact and respond to beh
Alert Phases
- baby signal they are ready to interact
- mother responds 2/3 of time (Feldman & Eidelman)
- around 3 months the interaction becomes more frequent as B & M pay more attention to each other’s signals
Active Involvement
- Babies take active role in the attachment process
- B and primary caregivers take turns to start interactions

Question 9

Interactional Synchrony

Answer 9

temporal co-coordination of social beh
mirror beh and emotions
more mirroring = better emotional relationship/ development
Meltzoff & Moore
- observe and film in.sync. in babies
- adult does one of three expressios or gestures
- baby’s movement is more likely to mirror adult’s

Question 10

Filmed Observations

Answer 10

lab - can control distractions
observations are recorded and analysed by more than one person
- establish inter-rater reliability

Question 11

No Demand Characteristics

Answer 11

baby don’t know they are being observed so no demand characteristics
data = good reliability and validity

Question 12

Difficulty Observing

Answer 12

hard to interpret baby’s beh
lack co-ordination and are almost immobile
- hard to determine what they mean
- if its triggered or random

Question 13

Developmental Importance

Answer 13

observing beh does not tell the d.i.
Feldman
- in.sync. and reciprocity are not useful in understanding child development
- don’t tell us the purpose of these beh
can’t be certain if they are important for child’s beh

Question 14

VS Developmental Importance

Answer 14

evidence to suggest that early interactions are important
Isabella et al
- in. sync. predicted the development of good quality attachment
caregive- infant attachment is important

Question 15

Research Support for IS

Answer 15

IS imp for dev of CII
Isabella et al
analysed 30 mothers and babies
high levels of S associated with better quality mother-baby attachment