Research into caregiver infant interaction

• What is reciprocity in the context of caregiver-child interaction?

  Reciprocity is a two-way interaction between caregiver and child, seen as turn-taking.
• What did Murray and Trevarthen study regarding infants?


  Murray and Trevarthen studied infants between 6-12 months and found they could distinguish between a live feed and a pre-recorded video.
• What did the findings of Murray and Trevarthen suggest about reciprocity?

  The findings suggested that reciprocity is important for attachment, as infants showed distress with the pre-recorded video.
• How did Brazelton describe reciprocity?


  Brazelton described reciprocity as a dance where each participant responds to the other's moves.
• What is interactional synchrony?

  Interactional synchrony is a mirroring, a simultaneous coordinated sequence of movement, communication, or emotions.
• At what age did Meltzoff and Moore find that babies start to exhibit interactional synchrony?


  Meltzoff and Moore found that babies started exhibiting interactional synchrony at just 2 weeks old.
• What did Isabella find regarding interactional synchrony and attachment quality?

  Isabella found that a higher degree of interactional synchrony between mother and child correlates with better quality attachment.
• What did Condon and Sander discover about infants' movements?

  Condon and Sander found that even from the first day of life, infants' movements synchronize with the speech patterns of caregivers.