caregiver-infant interactions

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attachment definition
an emotional bond between two people which is reciprocal shown by their behaviour - caregiver and infant
reciprocity definition
how two people interact, both the caregiver and baby respond to eachothers signals and each elicits a response from the other
interactional synchronicity definitions
two people are said to be synchronised where they carry out an action at the same time, it takes place in such a way where the infant and the mother mirror actions in some way
caregiver-infant interactions evaluation strengths
it is a controlled observation so it captures fine detail meaning there is good validity due to babies not changing their behaviours when filmed
caregiver-infant interactions evaluation limitations
it is hard to know whats happening when observing infants as behaviours are not conscious as the baby is unaware of reciprocity/synchrony so may not be intentionally bonding
research into caregiver-infant interactions
Condon and Sander (1974) - said that children synchronise their movements with the sound of an adults voice
Brazleton (1975) - demonstrated that young infants can copy the displayed facial expressions or gestures