Caregiver infant interactions

• What is the term for an interaction where each person responds to the other and elicits a response in return?

  Reciprocity
• Reciprocal interaction is also sometimes called 'turn-taking
• Babies signal their readiness for interaction by making eye contact during alert phases.
• What percentage of the time do mothers respond to their baby's alertness, according to Feldman and Eidelman (2007)?

  Two-thirds
• From around three months, caregiver-infant interaction involves close attention to verbal signals and expressions
• What role do babies play in caregiver-infant interactions, according to Brazelton et al. (1975)?

  Active
• Brazelton et al. (1975) described caregiver-infant interaction as a 'dance'.
• What is interactional synchrony defined as by Feldman (2007)?

  Temporal co-ordination of behavior
• Meltzoff and Moore (1977) observed interactional synchrony in babies as young as two weeks
• Babies' expressions and gestures are more likely to mirror adults' behavior than chance predicts.
• What did Isabella et al. (1989) find about the relationship between synchrony and attachment quality?

  High synchrony, better attachment
• Babies' behavior is unaffected when they are being observed in research settings.
• Why is it difficult to interpret a baby's behavior in caregiver-infant interaction research?

  Lack of co-ordination
• Feldman (2012) suggests that ideas like synchrony may describe observable behaviors but may not explain their purpose
• Observational research alone can definitively prove the developmental importance of reciprocity and synchrony.

  False
• What evidence suggests that early interactions are important for development, according to Isabella et al. (1989)?

  Synchrony predicts attachment