Caregiver-infant interactions in humans

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  • Created on: 23-01-17 20:14

Reciprocity - how two people interact. Both infant and mother respond to each other's signals and each bring out a response from the other. 

Research:

  • Feldman and Eidelman (2007) - babies have 'alert phases' and signal that they're ready for interactions. Mothers pick up on and respond to infant alertness two-thirds of the time. Feldman found that around 3 months this interaction tends to be more frequent and involves close attention to each other's verbal signals and facial expressions. 
  • Brazelton et al (1975) - both mother and infant can initiate interactions and take turns in doing so, he called this the 'dance'. 

Interactional synchrony - mother and infant reflect the actions and emotions of the other in coordination e.g. if the mother smiles, the baby smiles. 

Research:

  • Meltzoff and Moore…

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