Attachment: Explanations Of Attachment - Learning Theory TW

Question 1

What two learning theories can be used to explain attachment?

Answer 1

Classical + operant conditioning

Question 2

Classical conditioning is learning through…

Answer 2

Associations

Question 3

Operant conditioning is learning through…

Answer 3

Reinforcement

Question 4

Which behaviourist researcher developed the theory of classical conditioning

Answer 4

Pavlov

Question 5

Which behaviourist researcher developed the theory of operant conditioning?

Answer 5

Skinner

Question 6

Learning theory suggests infants learn to attach to…

Answer 6

Whoever feeds them

Question 7

What is meant by an unconditioned stimulus?

Answer 7

An unlearnt ‘thing’

Question 8

What is meant by a neutral stimulus

Answer 8

A ‘thing’ which we have no experience / knowledge / response to

Question 9

What is meant by an unconditioned response?

Answer 9

An unlearnt / automatic response

Question 10

What is meant by a conditioned stimulus?

Answer 10

A learnt ‘thing’

Question 11

What is meant by an conditioned response?

Answer 11

A learnt response

Question 12

According to learning theory, milk is what kind of stimulus?

Answer 12

Unconditioned

Question 13

According to learning theory, the feeder is what type of stimulus, at first?

Answer 13

Neutral

Question 14

According to learning theory, milk acts as what when forming an attachment?

Answer 14

Unconditioned stimulus

Question 15

According to learning theory of attachment, what is the unconditioned response?

Answer 15

Pleasure

Question 16

According to learning theory of attachment, what is the feeder?

Answer 16

Neutral stimulus

Question 17

According to learning theory, the neutral stimulus when learning an attachment is…

Answer 17

The feeder

Question 18

A student has written this response:

“As soon as the feeder feeds the infant, the infant associates pleasure with the feeder and an attachment”

Is this correct or incorrect; why?

Answer 18

Incorrect - feeding needs to be repetitive

Question 19

Through repetition of feeding the infant learns to __________ the feeder with food and pleasure

Answer 19

Associate

Question 20

What is meant by associate?

Answer 20

Pair / link / put together

Question 21

During the conditioning process what is paired together

Answer 21

Neutral stimulus (feeder) + Unconditioned stimulus (food)

Question 22

After the conditioning process - what does the feeder become?

Answer 22

Conditioned stimulus

Question 23

After the conditioning process - what is the conditioned stimulus?

Answer 23

Feeder

Question 24

After the conditioning process - what does pleasure become?

Answer 24

The conditioned response

Question 25

After the conditioning process - what is the conditioned response?

Answer 25

Pleasure