description of how two people interact. Both infant and mother respond to each others signals and response from other
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interactional synchrony
mother and infant reflect both the actions and emotions of other and do this in a coordinates way
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Meltzoff and Moore
observed the beginnings of interactional synchrony in infants as young as two weeks old. adult displayed three facial expressions . an association was found between the expression or gesture the adult had displayed and the actions of the baby.
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Isabella et al
observed 30 mothers and infant together and assessed the degree of synchrony. Researcher assessed the quality of mother-infant attachment. they found high levels of synchrony were associated with better quality mother infant attachment
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Parent infant attachment
only mother infant attachment. schaffer and emerson found that majority of babies did become attached to their mother first and within weeks or months formed secondary attachment
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the role of the father
Grossman carried longitudinal study looking at parents behaviour and relationship. fathers was related to child attachment in adolescence=father attachment less important. father have diff role, to do with play and stimulation and less nurturing
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Father as primary attachment
evidence=fathers take up the role of being main caregiver they adopt behaviours more typical than mothers themselves. the key to attachment relationship is the level of response not the gender of the parent
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Tiffany Fields (1978)
4 month babies face 2 face interaction with primary caregiver mothers, secondary and primary fathers. Primary fathers spent time smiling, imitating and holding infants(what mothers do).primary father can do the same job as mothers.
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Card 2
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mother and infant reflect both the actions and emotions of other and do this in a coordinates way
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interactional synchrony
Card 3
Front
observed the beginnings of interactional synchrony in infants as young as two weeks old. adult displayed three facial expressions . an association was found between the expression or gesture the adult had displayed and the actions of the baby.
Back
Card 4
Front
observed 30 mothers and infant together and assessed the degree of synchrony. Researcher assessed the quality of mother-infant attachment. they found high levels of synchrony were associated with better quality mother infant attachment
Back
Card 5
Front
only mother infant attachment. schaffer and emerson found that majority of babies did become attached to their mother first and within weeks or months formed secondary attachment
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