Features of attachment Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What is attachment?
A
An emotional bond between 2 people
2
Q
What are the 2 features of attachment?
A
Reciprocity
Interactional Synchrony
3
Q
What is Reciprocity?
A
- Two way interactions
- Both the caregiver and infant are active contributors {making them reciprocal}
- They take turns to elicit responses from each other
4
Q
What is Interactional Synchrony?
A
- When two people interact, they tend to mirror each other in terms of actions and observable emotions.
5
Q
Who studied Interactional Synchrony?
A
Meltzoff and Moore {1977}
6
Q
What did Meltzoff and Moore do to study interactional synchrony?
A
- exposed 2-3 week old infants to an adult model.
- A dummy was placed in the infants mouth during the display.
- the dummy was removed and the infants response was studied.
