Explanations Of Attachment

Question 1

What is classical conditioning?

Answer 1

-learning through associations

Question 2

Pavlov’s dog

Answer 2

-food = UCS - drooling = UCR
-food + bell becomes CS = CR
-example of classical conditioning

Question 3

What is operant conditioning?

Answer 3

-action is carried out which trigger a response
-eg. Child cries = mother comforts with food
-more frequent = reinforces this behaviour
-food = primary reinforcer
-mother = secondary reinforcer

Question 4

What is Bowlby’s monotropic theory?

Answer 4

-evolutionary theory of attachment - states you are innate

Question 5

What is ASCMI? (Monotropic theory)

Answer 5

A = adaptive - bonds are beneficial to survival
S = social releasers - cute baby face unlock innate tendency for adults to care
C = critical period - where attachment can form up to 3 years old
M = monotropy - 1 carer - only form 1 special intense bond
I = IWM - mental schema for relationships
-allows you to know how to behave - our own perception of the attachment with PAF