Caregiver and infant interactions

• What is the definition of attachment?

  A strong emotional bond between two people.
• What is reciprocity in caregiver-infant interactions?

  Mutual responses between caregiver and infant.
• What is interactional synchrony?


  Simultaneous actions between caregiver and infant.
• Who observed interactional synchrony in infants?

  Meltzoff & Moore.
• What did Meltzoff & Moore find in their study?

  Infants imitate adult facial expressions.
• What did Isabella et al. find regarding synchrony?

  High synchrony correlates with better attachment.
• What did Grossman's longitudinal study investigate?

  The role of parents in children's attachment.
• What did Grossman find about fathers' roles?

  Fathers focus on play and stimulation.
• What is a limitation of research into mother-infant interaction?

  It is socially sensitive.
• What does the term "intentionality" refer to in infant behavior?

  Whether behaviors are deliberate or not.
• What did Murray and Trevarthen's study demonstrate?

  Infants show distress without responsive interaction.
• What did MacCallum and Golombok find about family structures?

  Children develop similarly in diverse families.
• What does the research suggest about fathers as secondary attachment figures?

  They have a less critical role in attachment.
• What is a strength of caregiver-infant interaction research?

  It supports reciprocity and interactional synchrony.
• What is a limitation regarding the validity of observations in infant interactions?

  Infant behavior may lack intentionality.
• Why is research into caregiver-infant interaction considered socially sensitive?

  It may imply negative child-rearing practices.
• What should attachment researchers be cautious about?

  Making lifestyle choice implications.
• What is a limitation of the caregiver-infant interaction theory?

  It lacks consideration of diverse family structures.
• What is meant by 'reciprocity' in caregiver-infant interaction?

  Mutual responses between caregiver and infant.
• What is a limitation of research into caregiver-infant interaction?

  It is socially sensitive.
• What does the term "intentionality" refer to in infant behavior?

  Whether behaviors are deliberate or not.
• What did Murray and Trevarthen's study demonstrate?

  Infants show distress without responsive interaction.
• What did MacCallum and Golombok find about family structures?

  Children develop similarly in diverse families.
• What does the research suggest about fathers as secondary attachment figures?

  They have a less critical role in attachment.
• What is a strength of caregiver-infant interaction research?

  It supports reciprocity and interactional synchrony.
• What is a limitation regarding the validity of observations in infant interactions?

  Infant behavior may lack intentionality.
• Why is research into caregiver-infant interaction considered socially sensitive?

  It may imply negative child-rearing practices.
• What should attachment researchers be cautious about?

  Making lifestyle choice implications.
• What is a limitation of the caregiver-infant interaction theory?

  It lacks consideration of diverse family structures.
• What is meant by 'reciprocity' in caregiver-infant interaction?

  Mutual responses between caregiver and infant.
• What is a limitation of research into caregiver-infant interaction?

  It is socially sensitive.
• What does the term "intentionality" refer to in infant behavior?

  Whether behaviors are deliberate or not.
• What did Murray and Trevarthen's study demonstrate?

  Infants show distress without responsive interaction.
• What did MacCallum and Golombok find about family structures?

  Children develop similarly in diverse families.
• What does the research suggest about fathers as secondary attachment figures?

  They have a less critical role in attachment.
• What is a strength of caregiver-infant interaction research?

  It supports reciprocity and interactional synchrony.
• What is a limitation regarding the validity of observations in infant interactions?

  Infant behavior may lack intentionality.
• Why is research into caregiver-infant interaction considered socially sensitive?

  It may imply negative child-rearing practices.
• What should attachment researchers be cautious about?

  Making lifestyle choice implications.
• What is a limitation of the caregiver-infant interaction theory?

  It lacks consideration of diverse family structures.