level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
caregiver infant interaction
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attachment | Attachment happens when a strong emotional connection is formed between two individuals. Attachment is an important milestone for infants. |
| interactional synchrony | infant moves body in time with the rhythm of the carer's spoken language, creating form of turn taking |
| reciprocity | interactions lead to mutual behaviour between carer and infant with both being able to produce responses with each other |
| isabella et al | found that infants with secure attachment demonstrated interactional synchrony during the first year of life |
| meltzoff and moore | discovered that infants at ages two to three weeks displayed tendency to mimic adults facial expressions and hand movements. indicating that mimicry is an innate ability that helps to form attachment |