WEAKNESSES

• WEAKNESSES OF STUDIES OF CAREGIVER-INFANT INTERACTIONS IN HUMANS?

  • difficult to observe babies
  • developmental importance
• WHY IS IT DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE BABIES?

  it is hard to interpret a baby's behaviour as they lack co-ordination and often most of their bodies are immobile
• WHAT DOES THE BABY'S IMONBILITY MEAN?

  most observed movements are small hand movements/ subtle changes in expression
• WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH MOST MOVEMENTS BEING SMALL OR SUBTLE?

  cannot be certain the behaviours seen have a special meaning
• WHAT IS THE ISSUE OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMPORTANCE?

  simply observing behaviour does not tell us its developmental importance
• WHO POINTED OUT THE ISSUE OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMPORTANCE?

  Feldman
• WHAT DID FELDMAN POINT OUT?

  ideas like synchrony just give names to observable behaviours but does not tell us the purpose of these behaviours

  -> therefore we cannot be certain these are important for development
• COUNTERARGUMENT AGAINST DEVELOPMENTAL IMPORTANCE POINT?

  evidence from other research that suggests these behaviours have importance
• WHO CARRIED OUT RESEARCH THAT PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT THE BEHAVIOURS DO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL IMPORTANCE?

  Isabella et al
• WHAT DID ISABELLA ET AL DISCOVER?

  found achievement of interactional synchrony predicted the development of a good quality attachment