Caregiver infant interactions

Caregiver infant interactions

1. AO1

   • Interactional synchrony:mirroring
   • Reciprocity: Elicit a response, not necessarily the same. Jaffe et al 'conversation'
   • Meltzoff and Moore
     • Study which involved Adult model and infants as you as 2 weeks
       • Adult displayed 1 of 3 facial expressions, dummy placed in infant's mouth
         • Dummy removed and expression filmed
         • Association between infant and adult behaviour
         • Later study suggest the behaviour responses are innate

2. AO3

   • Hard to observe infant behaviour
     • Many of the behaviours tested occur naturally so hard to tell what is being imitated and what's general activity