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Parent-Infant Interaction: Attachment, Differential Responsiveness And Directional Effects At 8 Months., Lee Wigert
Parent-Infant Interaction: Attachment, Differential Responsiveness And Directional Effects At 8 Months., Lee Wigert
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Mothers, fathers, and their 8-month old infants were observed at home in a study of the dyadic and triadic interaction processes. The subjects consisted of 20 white, middle- class first-born infants and their parents, whose interactive behaviors were observed in a series of three home visits. The observed infant behaviors of interest were vocalizing, looking, smiling, touching, reaching, 3" proximity, laughing, and crying to the parent, as well as responding to the observer. Infants were tested for proximity seeking and selective responding to ascertain level of attachment. Recorded parental behaviors directed at the infant consisted of vocalizing, looking, smiling, holding, …