learning theory

Question 1

what type of conditioning is cupboard love

Answer 1

operant

Question 2

what is this

Answer 2

food is an unconditioned stimulus and the mother is the conditioned stimulus that becomes associated with the pleasure of food

Question 3

what is drive reduction theory

Answer 3

children love those who feed them
hunger is a primary drive, attachment is a secondary drive
learned by an association between the caregiver and satisfaction

Question 4

what is the role of classical conditioning

Answer 4

an association caregiver (mother) starts as a nuetral stimulus
over time becomes associated with food (ucs) and produces the conditioned response (cr) of pleasure

Question 5

what is the role of operant conditioning

Answer 5

strengthens attachment
crying leads to a response from the caregiver (feeding)
babies hunger drive is removed- negative reinforcement (occurs when somethings uncomfortable)
caregiver receives neg reinforcement when crying stops
stimulus generalization can be used
multiple attachments are a generalization of the mothers conditioning

Question 6

what does it suggest about how e are born

Answer 6

children are born as ‘blank slates’

experience is key to learning

observable behaviours can be measured and used to understand people

children attach to a caregiver because the caregiver is the provider of food