Evaluation-learning Theory Ignores Other Factors Associated With Forming Attachments

Question 1

What have studied shown?

Answer 1

That the best quality attachments are with sensitive carers that pick up infant signals and respond appropriately

Question 2

It’s very hard to reconcile these findings with the idea of what?

Answer 2

Cupboard love

Question 3

What would happen if attachment developed purely or primarily as a result of feeding

Answer 3

There would be no purpose for these complex interactions and we would not expect to find relationships between them and the quality of infant caregiver attachment

Question 4

What does research into early infant-caregiver interaction suggest?

Answer 4

That the quality of attachment is associated with factors like developing reciprocity and good levels of interactional synchrony