Explanations Of Attachment Flashcards
What is the learning theory of attachment
(Dollard and Miller)
The attachment figure is important because of food, cupboard love
What 2 concepts are involved in the learning theory of attachment
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
(Negative reinforcement)
How is Attachment a secondary drive according to Dollard and Miller
Hunger is the primary drive, attachment comes after
What is Bowlby’s monotropic theory
Attachment is evolutionary and ,like imprinting, happens to keep young creatures safe
What is monotropy
An infant has one innate important attachment figure that is called the ‘mother’ (not exclusive to women)
When did Bowlby define the human Critical period as
2 and a half years (30 months)
What 2 principles did Bowlby create
Law of accumulated separation: the effects of every separation add up and that the best dose is a zero dose
Law of continuity: the more constant and predictable a child’s care, the better quality of attachment and future relationships
What are social releasers
An infants cute behaviour Is inherent and used to get the attention of an adult,
Eg. Cooing, smiling, gripping
What Is the internal working model
A model for what relationships should look like, based on the primary care givers interactions
What were the procedures in the 44 thieves study
Bowlby had 44 young thieves and he looked at their quality of attachment with the mother, their early separation and gave them a test to determine if they had psychopathy
What were the results of bowlby’s 44 thieves study
14 had affectionless psychopathy
12 of the 14 had prolonged separation in childhood
