caregiver-infant interactions

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    • What are the two kinds of interaction in early interactions?
      Reciprocity and interactional synchrony
    • How are the quality of early interactions related to attachment development?
      Quality is associated with successful attachment development
    • What is reciprocity in the context of early interactions?
      Taking turns to respond in interactions
    • How does reciprocity manifest between a baby and caregiver?
      Caregiver responds to baby's smile, baby responds with sounds
    • What percentage of the time do mothers successfully respond to their babies?
      About two-thirds of the time
    • How does the role of babies in interactions differ from traditional views?
      Babies are active participants, not passive receivers
    • What is interactional synchrony?
      Simultaneous imitation of actions between individuals
    • What is the formal definition of interactional synchrony?
      "Temporal co-ordination of micro-level social behaviour"
    • At what age did Meltzoff and Moore observe interactional synchrony in babies?
      As young as two weeks old
    • What did Meltzoff and Moore do in their study on interactional synchrony?
      Displayed facial expressions and gestures to babies
    • What was the outcome of Meltzoff and Moore's study regarding babies' responses?
      Babies' responses mirrored adults more than chance
    • What did Isabella et al. (1989) assess in their study?
      Degree of synchrony and quality of attachment
    • What was found regarding synchrony and mother-baby attachment quality?
      High synchrony levels were linked to better attachment quality
    • What are alert phases in the context of interactions?
      Times for interaction between baby and caregiver
    • How does emotional intensity relate to mother-baby attachment?
      Higher synchrony leads to greater emotional intensity
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