Caregiver-infant interactions

Question 1

Reciprocity?

Answer 1

When the caregiver respond to each others action in a form of communication.

Question 2

Alert phases?

Answer 2

Periodic phases which they signal with eye contact and are used to show they are ready for stimulation via interaction, Feldman and Eidelman, 2007.

Question 3

Active involvement?

Answer 3

Babies have an active role in receiving care as they preform actions to gain care from a caregiver, Brazelton et al., 2975

Question 4

Interactional synchrony

Answer 4

When caregiver and baby mirror each others action or have a synchrony in doing so, Feldman, 2007

Question 5

Importance of attachment?

Answer 5

Interactional synchrony is important for attachment as higher level of synchrony are associated with here levels of attachment, Russel Isabella et al., 1989

Question 6

Evaluations +

Answer 6

• Filmed observation, allows for peer to peer assessment and lab studies mean less variables to distract the baby.
• Research support - Isabella et al., 1989 proves the importance of Interactional synchrony
• Practical application - understanding caregiver- infant interactions allows us to understand what a healthy attachment is

Question 7

Evaluations -

Answer 7

• Difficulty observing babies - babies are hard to understand and control for laboratory experiments
• Developmental importance - observing babies != development of attachment.