Behaviours or characteristics that rigger a caregiving response.
Reciprocity
An emotional connection that develops between infant and primary caregiver where each partner responds to the others moves.
Interactional Synchrony
Where behaviours of individuals become synchronised.
A Dyad is two units or individuals regarded as a pair.
Belsky and Russel
Observed interactions between dyads using book reading as an interactive measure. Found that at 3 and 9 months, securely attached children had well time, mutually rewarding relationships with their caregiver. Insecure dyads had much less well timed interactions.
Attachments 4 characteristics:
Selective
Proximity seeking
Comfort and security
Separation anxiety
Meltzoff and Moore (1977)
Interactional symphony begins as early as two weeks.
Brazleton (1975)
Describes reciprocity like a dance where each partner responds to the others moves.
