learning theory of attachment Flashcards
1
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who are the psychologists that suggested the theory for learning with attachment and what about ?
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- dollard and miller (1950)
–> proposed that caregiver-infant attachment can be explained by learning theory
2
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what is their approach sometimes referred as and why ?
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- the ‘cupboard love’ approach
–> as it emphasises the importance of the caregiver as a provider of food
3
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what does the learning theory explanation of attachement explain ?
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- how infants learn to become attached primary caregiver through the process of classical conditioning and operant conditioning
4
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what is the theory in a nutshell ?
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- the thought that infants will form an attachment towards whoever feeds them
5
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define learning theory
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- a set of theories from the behaviourist approach to psychology
–> that emphasise the role of learning in the acquisition of behaviour
–> explanations for learning of behaviour include classical and operant conditioning
6
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describe what is meant by classical conditioning
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- learning to associate 2 stimuli together so that we begin to respond to one in the same way as we already respond to the other
7
Q
draw and label the boxes of classical conditioning in the case of attachment
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picture on phone :)
8
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what does operant conditioning involve
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- learning to repeat behaviour, or not, depending on its consequences
9
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what happens if a behaviour produces a positive response ?
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- behaviour is likely to be repeated again
10
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what happens if a behaviour produces a negative response ?
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