L2. Attachment Introduction Recap

Which of these is not an attachment behaviour you would expect to see

• Proximity

• Crying

• Secure-base behaviour

• Separation anxiety

What is reciprocity in psychology?

• Both the caregiver and infant responding to eachother's signals, each eliciting a response from the other. Turn-taking.

• The caregiver and infant reflecting the actions and emotions of one another in a synchronised way

• Reciprocity in psychology is the belief that negative actions should be responded to with positive actions.
• The caregiver ignoring signals from the infant

Which of these is not an example of reciprocity?

• Active Involvement

• Alert Phases

• Mimicking their caregivers facial expressions

Which of these psychologists did not study interactional synchrony?

• Shaffer

• Meltzoff

• Moore

Which of these is a strength of caregiver-infant interactions research?

• It tells us why interactional synchrony occurs

• Practical Applications

• Generalisability

Which of these is a weakness of research into caregiver-infant interactions?

• Difficulty observing babies

• Practical Applications

• Reliability

Why are caregiver-infant interactions important?

• Promotes emotional development, social skills and positive attachment styles.

• Caregiver-infant interactions are only important for physical health
• Caregiver-infant interactions have no impact on child development
• Caregiver-infant interactions are detrimental to emotional well-being

Who were the participants in Shaffer and Emerson's study?

• 60 babies from working-class families in Glasgow, Scotland
• 40 babies from rural families in Tokyo, Japan
• 50 babies from upper-class families in London, England
• 70 babies from middle-class families in New York, USA

How was attachment measured in Shaffer and Emerson's research?

• Questionnaires completed by the infants themselves
• Observations of separation anxiety and stranger anxiety in infants
• Interviews with parents about their child's behavior
• Analysis of sleep patterns in infants

Shaffer and Emerson's research was a longitudinal study...

• True

• False