PAPER 1 - ATTACHMENT - learning theory Flashcards
what approach is learning theory?
behaviourist approach
what is learning theory?
- leaning occurs through operant and classical conditioning (not innate like Bowlby)
- food is the basis of attachment
- all behaviour is learned
what are the 2 types of conditioning?
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
what is classical conditioning?
attachment that occurs through association, the carer is associated with food which causes pleasure
- involuntary response
what is operant conditioning?
attachment that occurs through reinforcement, the negative drive of hunger is reduced with food
what is food according to operant conditioning?
primary reinforcer
what is the provider according to operant conditioning?
secondary reinforcer
what is the unconditioned stimulus?
UCS - food
what is the unconditioned response?
UCR - salivation/ pleasure
what is the neutral stimulus?
NS - mother
what is the conditioned stimulus?
CS - mother
what is the conditioned response?
CR - happiness/ salivation when mother is seen (associated with food)
what is the acquisition stage?
pairing of the UCS and NS
how does Schaffer and Emerson’s Glasgow babies criticise learning theory?
they suggested that attachment was formed with the most responsive and sensitive, not just who they spent the most time with or who they fed from
what is positive reinforcement within operant conditioning?
a positive consequence to a behaviour is added e.g. food
