Caregiver-infant interactions

Which of the following best describes reciprocity?

• A walk

• A dance

• A Chat

• A Fight

Mothers respond to a baby's alertness...

• Half of the time

• One third of the time

• Two thirds of the time

• Most of the time

From what age do an infants interactions become more frequent?

• 4 weeks old

• 4 months old

• 3 weeks old

• 3 months old

During interaction, the mother's and infant's signals:

• Synchronise

• Differentiate

• Slow down

• Stay the same

How old were the youngest infants in Meltzoff & Moore (1977) study?

• 1 week old

• 2 weeks old

• 3 weeks old

• 4 weeks old

How many mother-infant pairs did Isabella et al (1989) study?

• 30

• 20

• 40

• 35

A problem with research using infants is..

• They might cry during the study

• We have to gain parental consent

• They might get a dirty nappy during the study

• We don't know if their behaviour is deliberate

A strength of mother-infant observations is...

• They can capture fine detail

• They don't tell us about the purpose of reciprocity and interactional synchrony

• They are unethical

• Babies look cute when doing research studies

Research in this area is socially sensitive because..

• It suggests that children may be disadvantaged if mothers return to work shortly after a child is born

• It is unethical

• It says that fathers don't have a role in attachment

• It says that mothers don't have a role in attachment