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Introduction to attachment

Elise Lambert Psychology AS - Level English 6 cards

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1What are two important care-giver interactions?Reciprocity and international synchrony
2What is meant by reciprocity?Mother-infant interation is reciprocal in that both infant and mothers respond to each other's signals
3What is interactional synchrony?Mother and infant reflect action and emotions in a co-ordinated way
4What is a limitation of observing infants?It is difficult to be certain what the babies are doing because movements can be subtle.
5What is a strength of Observing infants?The observations tend to be well-controlled procedures and the babies will not be affected by demand characteristics.
6What is another limitation of Observing infants?observing synchrony and reciprocity does not tell us what it's purpose is.