Infancy: Socioemotional Development – Part II

These flashcards cover important concepts related to socioemotional development in infancy, including key experiments and developmental milestones.

Harlow’s Monkeys

Explored maternal separation, dependency, and social isolation in rhesus macaques through a series of experiments.

Synchrony

Mutual exchange between parent and child, evident in the first three months and becoming more frequent and elaborate over time.

Separation Anxiety

A developmental phase where children may cry, show clinginess, and throw tantrums, typically beginning between 9 and 14 months and intensifying around age 2.

Still-Face Paradigm

An experimental situation used to study the responses of infants to their caregivers when the caregiver maintains a still, unresponsive face.

Stranger Wariness

Begins around 8-9 months of age, characterized by infants' apprehension towards unfamiliar people.

High-Quality Daycare

Characterized by low staff turnover, low provider-to-infant ratio, cleanliness, safety, and stimulation of cognitive and socioemotional development.