Learning Theory Flashcards
Dollard and Miller proposed cupboard love, what is it?
The theory that infants are friendly to attach to mothers that provide nourishment to survive
“Attachment is a secondary drive” what is meant by this?
Attachment is not a primary drive because that would be the satisfaction from having hjnger relieved.
What are the two mutual reinforcements in operant conditioning of an attachment between a caregiver and their child?
The caregiver is negatively reinforced by when the baby stops crying after feeding, the baby is negatively reinforced when they have their hunger relieved by the caregiver.
In schaffer and Emerson’s study, there is counter evidence to the idea that food is the primary motivator, what is it?
The babies in their study grew attached to their mothers, even though they were not the ones providing food most of the time, other carers did.
Bobby refers to babys as social….
Releasers
Babies regarded by Bowlby to stimulate their nearby adults to care for them by….
. Stimulating the release of hormones
. Being social releases through interactions with the adult that are pleasant or cute
