Explanations of ATTACHMENTS Flashcards
4 assumptions of SLT attachment
- Babies born as blank slates
- Babies learn to form attachments (not innate)
- Babies attach to get food
- Learn to love whoever feeds them
Classical conditioning
learn through association
What does baby associate mother with during Classical conditioning
What Response does the stimulus of the mother now cause
Baby associates Mother With Food
Content baby
What is Operant Conditioning
Learning through reinforcement
How is Positive reinforcement used in Attachment SLT
baby receives food when cries, will cry more
How is Negative reinforcement used in Attachment SLT
Baby stops crying when mother feeds it, Mother more likely to feed baby
What are the 6 key points of Bowlby’s theory of attachment
1) Attachment is Innate
2) social releasers
3) critical period
4) Monotropy
5) Internal working model
6) Continuity hypothesis
what did Bowlby mean by Attachment is Innate
We are born with the ability to attach . This is an advantage as it protects infants from danger
what did Bowlby mean by social releasers
Innate abilty of infants to activate the adults attachment system.
e.g: smiling and cooing (cute)
what did Bowlby mean by critical period
first 30 months as critical period for psychological development .
If child is separated from mother without a substitute, during this critical period, then psychological damage was inevitable
e.g: Emotional + Intellectual development
what did Bowlby mean by Monotropy
There is one attachment (Bowlby believed with mother) that is most important. All other attachments are secondary
what did Bowlby mean by Internal Working model
An internal framework/representation of relationships, Developed from relationship with primary caregiver. Creates expectations of what relationships should be like
what did Bowlby mean by Continuity hypothesis
Your relationship with primary caregiver will be reflected in all future relationships.
e.g: positive early attachment will lead to healthier relationships
