Babies have these periodically to signal they are ready for interaction, which mothers respond to around 2/3 of the time.
alert phases
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The coordination of micro-level behaviour (Feldman).
interactional synchrony
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Observed the beginnings of interactional synchrony in infants as young as 2 years old. An adult showed 1 of 3 facial expressions/gestures and the child's response was filmed.
meltzof and moore
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Observed 20 mothers and infants together & assessed the degree of synchrony & quality of mother-infant attachment. Found higher levels of synchrony with better quality mother-infant attachment.
isabella et al
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Described reciprocity as a 'dance' as it is just like a couple's dance where each partner responds to each other's moves.
brazleton et al
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When each person responds to the other and elicits a response back
reciprocity
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Leaving the attachment figure but regularly returning to them when playing
secure base behaviour
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Staying physically close to the attachment figure
proximity
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Pointed out that synchrony simply describes behaviours that occur at the same time, it can be reliably observed but this may not be very useful as it does not tell us their purpose
feldman
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Found that a 10-minute Parent-Child Interaction Therapy improved interactional synchrony between 20 low-income mothers and their pre-school infants compared to a control group.
crotwell et al
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Card 2
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The coordination of micro-level behaviour (Feldman).
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interactional synchrony
Card 3
Front
Observed the beginnings of interactional synchrony in infants as young as 2 years old. An adult showed 1 of 3 facial expressions/gestures and the child's response was filmed.
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Card 4
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Observed 20 mothers and infants together & assessed the degree of synchrony & quality of mother-infant attachment. Found higher levels of synchrony with better quality mother-infant attachment.
Back
Card 5
Front
Described reciprocity as a 'dance' as it is just like a couple's dance where each partner responds to each other's moves.
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