Caregiver-infant Interactions (AQA A Level Psychology)

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  • What is meant by reciprocity?

    Reciprocity is a type of interaction between two people in which one person's contribution (e.g. a smile, a greeting) is followed by the other person's contribution.

  • Babies show reciprocity to their caregivers from:

    a) birth

    b) 3 months old

    c) 6 months old

    a.

    Babies show reciprocity to their caregivers from birth.

  • The reciprocal relationship between infant and caregiver lays the foundations for attachment.

    The reciprocal relationship between infant and caregiver lays the foundations for secure attachment.

  • What is Tronick's (1972) experiment into reciprocity known as?

    a) The Lively Face experiment

    b) The Sad Face experiment

    c) The Still Face experiment

    c.

    Tronick's (1972) experiment into reciprocity is known as the Still Face experiment.

  • What is meant by interactional synchrony?

    Interactional synchrony is the mirroring action of facial expressions, bodily movements and/or emotions between two people.

  • True or False?

    Interactional synchrony is another important process to enable secure attachment between an infant and caregiver.

    True.

    Interactional synchrony is another important process to enable secure attachment between an infant and caregiver.

  • Meltzoff and Moore's (1977) study into interactional synchrony involved an adult model:

    a) waving arms and blowing raspberries

    b) making facial expressions and hand gestures

    c) playing 'peek-a-boo' with the baby

    b.

    Meltzoff and Moore's (1977) study into interactional synchrony involved an adult model making facial expressions and hand gestures.

  • Infants are unaware that they are being filmed which means that characteristics will not affect the of the study.

    Infants are unaware that they are being filmed which means that demand characteristics will not affect the validity of the study.

  • The Still Face Experiment was a lab procedure which means that it is likely to lack:

    a) reliability

    b) ethics

    c) ecological validity

    c.

    The Still Face Experiment was a lab procedure which means that it is likely to lack ecological validity.

    This means that the findings of the experiment cannot be generalised to what would be seen in the real world.

  • Meltzoff and Moore (1977) used an independent observer to assess the facial expressions of the infants which they had recorded on video which was necessary to avoid:

    a) sample bias

    b) researcher bias

    c) response bias

    b.

    Meltzoff and Moore (1977) used an independent observer to assess the facial expressions of the infants which they had recorded on video which was necessary to avoid researcher bias.