Attachment Key Terms

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Attachment
A close emotional relationship between an infant and their caregiver.
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Sensitive responsiveness
The caregiver responds appropriately to signals from the infant.
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Imitation
The infant copies the caregiver's actions and behaviour.
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Interactional synchrony
Infants react in time with the caregiver's speech, resulting in a 'conversation dance.'
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Reciprocity/turn-taking
Interaction flows back and forth between the caregiver and infant.
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Motherese
The slow, high-pitched way of speaking to infants.
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The pre-attachment (asocial) stage
During the first 0-3 months, the baby learns to separate people from objects but has no strong preferences about who cares for it.
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The indiscriminate (diffuse) attachment stage
6 weeks-7 months. The infant distinguishes between and recognises different people, smiling more at those it knows. Still no strong preferences about who cares for it.
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The discriminate (single) attachment stage
7-11 months. Infant able to form strong attachment with an individual. Shown by being content when around them, distressed when they leave and happy at their return. May be scared of/avoid strangers.
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The multiple attachment phase
9 months+. Infant can form attachments to many people. Some stronger and have different functions. No limit on the number of attachments it can make. Schaffer - after 18 months, approximately 32% of babies had at least 5. First remains strongest.
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The caregiver responds appropriately to signals from the infant.

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Sensitive responsiveness

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The infant copies the caregiver's actions and behaviour.

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Card 4

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Infants react in time with the caregiver's speech, resulting in a 'conversation dance.'

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Card 5

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Interaction flows back and forth between the caregiver and infant.

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