A03- caregiver-infant interactions

• Evidence to support caregiver interactions

  • Melzoff and Moore (1977) had an experimenter display facial gestures such as sticking their tongue out, opening mouth in shock, and manual gestures such as opening and closing their hand to infants between 12 and 21 days old. Infants responses were recorded and rated by people blind to the aims of the experiment. The ratings showed that these infants imitated the experimenter. This suggests that the ability to observe and imitate develops very early on in infants, potentially as a way to develop an attachment bond with their caregiver.