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What is an attachment?
A Connection Between Two People
A Two-Way Emotional Bond Between Two Individuals That See Eachother As Essential For Their Own Emotional Security
A Mechanism of Evolution
When Somebody Suffers Seperation Anxiety When Their Closest Person Leaves Their Proximity.
Which ONE of these is NOT a way in which psychologists recognise an infant has an attachment
Proximity
Smiling at a caregiver
Separation Distress
Secure Base Behaviour
What is meant by interactional Synchrony?
Caregiver and Infant mirror each others actions at the same time
Infant follows interactional instructions of Caregiver
Infant chases after the Caregiver
Caregiver continually comforts Infant
What type of experimentation method did Meltzoff and Moore use to study Interactional Synchrony ?
Lab Experiment
Naturalistic observation
Controlled Observation
Field Experiment
Feldman and Eidelman discovered that mothers respond to signals from their babies 2/3rds of the time.
What did they call these signals?
Ready State
Alert Phase
The Dance
Infant Readiness
One limitation of Meltzoff and Moore's work is that the data may still be subject to bias. Why is this?
Observers were relatives of babies
Interpreting a child's facial expression is subjective
Not enough observers
Child made too many expressions
What is meant by internal validity?
Findings of the research are valid
Multiple researchers agree on the findings
The findings can be generalised to the wider population
The researcher measured what they intended to measure
Which one of the following best describes why the research into caregiver - infant interaction has practical applications
The research can be used to make a lot of money
The research shows that babies can smile
The research highlights the importance of early attachment
The research highlights the value of observing babies
Both mother and Baby initiate interactions.
Which researcher referred to this as "The Dance"
Meltzoff & Moore
Feldman
Freud
Brazleton
What is meant by secure base behaviour
The infant stays close to their attachment figure
The infant creates its own space to feel secure
The Infant is afraid to leave the house
The infant regularly returns to their attachment figure
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