Evaluation (caregiver attachments)
- Created by: Lishamxrie
- Created on: 24-01-19 21:39
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- Caregiver-infant interactions evaluation
- L: hard to know whats happening when observing infants
- only observes hand movements and changes of expression
- The imitation may not be conscious and deliberate
- This means the behaviour we see may not have a special meaning
- L: observations don't tell us the purpose of IS and Reciprocity
- Feldman points out that synchrony and reciprocity simply describe behaviours that occur at the same time
- They can be reliably observed but they don't tell us their purpose
- However, there is some evidence that they are helpful in the development of attachment
- Stress responses
- Empathy
- Language and moral development
- However, there is some evidence that they are helpful in the development of attachment
- L: research into mother/infant interactions is socially sensitive
- Suggests that children may be disadvantaged by particular child rearing practices
- Specifically, mothers who work shortly after a child is born restrict the opportunities for achieving IS
- This suggests mothers should not return to work so soon, which has socially sensitive implications
- S: Uses well controlled procedures
- Usually filmed from multiple angles so that fine details can be analysed later
- Babies don't know they are being observed (no change in behaviour)
- High external validity
- S: potential value to society
- Crotwell: found that a 10 minute parent/child interaction therapy (PCIT) improved IS in 20 low income mothers and their preschool infants (compared to control group)
- Suggests that research could lead to valuable methods for improving and developing mother/infant attachments
- L: hard to know whats happening when observing infants
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