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Define attachment

Intense, emotional relationship between two people endured over time and prolonged separation cause stress and sorrow

Define bodily contact

Physical interactions between carer and infant

Define mimicking

Infants imitate their carers facial expression.

Define caregiverese

Adults use a modified form of language which is song like and is slow and repetitive

Interactional synchrony

Infants move their bodies in tune with the rhythm of caregivers spoken language

Reciprocity

Interactions between infant and carer result in mental behaviour.

Strength of international synchrony

Condon and Sander



Recordings of infants movements looking at each frame individually. They found co-ordinated movements in sequence with adult speech.



Supports idea of Interactional synchrony and its importance in communication.

Strength of bodily contact as a form of attachment

Klaus and Kennel



Compared moms with little or no contact with baby and those who cuddled babies and found greater bodily contact leads to stronger bond.

Weakness of Interactional synchrony

Kenyan moma have little contact with there babies but have a strong bond and this shows difference of culture.

Weakness of infant interactions

Caregiverese used by all adults when communicating with infants and this suggests that it's not about attachment bond specifically.

Pre-attachment phase


(Birth- 3 months)

6 weeks of age- become attached to humans over objects and this is demonstrated via. Smiling.


3-7/8 months- discriminate between familiar/unfamiliar people, smiling more at those they know, but will allow others to handle them