Explanations of attachment - learning theory

Question 1

What do behaviourists argue (5)

Answer 1

• we are born as blank slates
• all we have at birth is the capacity to learn
• all behaviour is learnt from the environment
• we learn through experience
• we learn through association

Question 2

What does learning theory suggest ?

Answer 2

It suggests that attachments develop through the infant learning to associate the caregiver with food

Question 3

What is the baby associating the mother with food also known as ?

Answer 3

Cupboard love theory

Question 4

What does the feeder eventually produce ?

Answer 4

It eventually produces the pleasure associated with food without the food itself

Question 5

Association between an individual and a sense of pleasure = ?

Answer 5

Attachment

Question 6

What is meant by positive reinforcement in operant comditioning ?

Answer 6

Any behaviour that produces a pleasant consequence / reward is likely to be repeated

Question 7

What is meant by negative reinforcement in operant comditioning ?

Answer 7

Behaviour that stops something unpleasant are also likely to be repeated
Behaviour that led to an unpleasant outcome is less likely to be repeated