Learning Theories of Attachment

Question 1

what are the two learning theories we explain attachment by?

Answer 1

classical and operant conditioning

Question 1

CC in attachment: name the unconditioned stimulus

Answer 1

food

Question 2

CC in attachment: name the unconditioned response

Answer 2

pleasure

Question 3

CC in attachment: name the neutral stimulus

Answer 3

caregiver

Question 4

CC in attachment: name the conditioned stimulus

Answer 4

caregiver

Question 5

CC in attachment: name the conditioned response

Answer 5

pleasure

Question 6

OC in attachment: how is crying reinforced?

Answer 6

when they cry, they get comfort/fed, so they repeat this

Question 7

CC in attachment: how is a mother negatively reinforced when a baby is crying?

Answer 7

they comfort/feed them, the crying stops

Question 8

how is attachment a secondary drive?

Answer 8

hunger = primary drive
caregiver gets rid of hunger = drive of hunger gets generalised to them
attachment = secondary drive learned by an association between caregiver and satisfaction of a primary drive