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A. Refer to chapter 4 to answer the questions below. 1. Define synchrony AND provide an example of it taking place. Synchrony is the little serve and return interactions between a caregiver and a child. For example, a child giggling and looking at its mother is being returned with a shared eye contact and smile. The child is reacting and synchronizing to the mothers tickles and smiles; to promote the forming of a secure attachment.

2. Why is synchrony vital to infant development? Synchrony is vital to infant development because it provides a basis for infants to study others emotions to acquire social skills. Continued responsiveness aids psychosocial and biological development.

3. What are the 3 questions researchers have asked regarding father-infant interaction, AND what do the studies reveal about these questions? Is father-infant interaction different from mother-infant interaction? Can men provide care for infants as well as women can? How do fathers and mothers cooperate to provide infant care?

4. What is allocare and why is it necessary? Allocare is the care of children by people other than the biological parents. For instance, foster care is essentially government dictated allocare. It is necessary for survival so that mothers are able to have more children than they could care for on their own.

B. Watch Interpersonal Synchrony & Prosocial Behavior. (Links to an external site.) 5. Using one of the theories (OTHER THAN BEHAVIORISM) of infant psycho-social development outlined in Chapter 4, develop a hypothesis based on that theory that might explain why interpersonal synchrony encourages pro-social behavior. C. Watch "Born Behind Bars." (Links to an external site.) 6. What is the rationale for creating this program?

7. What are the outcomes for mothers and children who are in this program?

D. Refer to this week's lecture, Stress & Temperament, to answer the following questions. 8. Define positive stress. Positive stress is when a child learns to cope with their natural stress response system because of the supportive and protective relationships with the adults around them.

9. What does research say about the impact and effectiveness of later interventions? Research has shown that later interventions have a lesser chance of being successful. There is no exact age that has proven to be most effective to intervene, however it has been shown that it is much more beneficial to intervene at an earlier age rather than later.

10. What are 3 patterns of temperament? Easy: Children with positive mood, interested in new things, and moderately active and intense Slow to warm up: Children who have difficulty adapting to change, withdraw in new settings, and shy. These tend to warm up given enough time to accept new surroundings. Difficult: Children with a negative mood, intense, and low adaptability....