Learning Theory

Question 1

Just a warning. these r all bloody evaluations

Answer 1

yes. yes there r. so we gonna do this efficiently and briefly. HERE WE GO

Question 2

-ve; counter;evidence from animal research

Answer 2

-Lorenz’s geese imprinted before they were red and maintained this attachment despite who fed them
-Harlow’s monkeys preferred cloth mother over wire mother with food
-In humans, food doesn’t create attachment bond

Question 3

-ve; counter-evidence from human research

Answer 3

Schaffer and Emerson 1964 - many of babies developed a primary attachment to their biological mother even though other care givers fed them

Question 4

-ve; learning theory ignores other factors

Answer 4

just like others ignore OUR WORK
Reciprocity and interactional synchrony is ignored by LT
Good quality attachment was shown when infants’ were responded to and signals were picked up

Question 5

+ve (fuckin finally); some elements of conditioning could still be involved

Answer 5

Many areas of human development are affected by conditioning
Attachment is not necessarily about food but the reinforcement between primary caregiver and provision of comfort and social interaction

Question 6

+ve (ending on a high note); a newer learning theory explanation

Answer 6

hay and Vespo 1988 - SLT
SLUT ME OUT
RIP OFF MY SHIRT IF U LUV MEEE
Theory suggests that parents teach children to love them through modelling and imitation of behaviour
e.g. hugging, smiling