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PSYA1 - attachment, AQA psychology

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  1. 1The learning theory states that:
    1. AAll behaviour is learnt rather than inborn
    2. BWhen children are born they are like blank slates
    3. CEverything children become can be explained in terms of experiences they have
    4. DAttachment is adaptive and innate
    5. EThere is a sensitive (critical) period for which development takes place
  2. 2* Tick two of the statements below to indicate which of the following statements relate to Bowlby's evolutionary theory of attachment. (2 marks)
    1. AAttachment takes place during a critical period or not at all.
    2. BInfants become attached to the person who feeds them
    3. CInfants are innately programmed to form an attachment
    4. DAttachments are based on the principles of classical and operant conditioning
  3. 3This type of learning suggests that we learn because of the presence of food.
    1. AClassical conditioning
    2. BOperant conditioning
  4. 4What is the Neutral Stimulus for babies before classical conditioning?
    1. AMother
    2. BFood
    3. CFeeling of pleasure
  5. 5What does the mother become to the baby after classical conditioning, so that the baby then responds to the mother?
    1. ANeutral stimulus (NS)
    2. BUnconditioned stimulus (UCS)
    3. CUnconditioned response (UCR)
    4. DConditioned response (CR)
    5. EConditioned stimulus (CS)
  6. 6Operant conditioning takes place because of actions and rewards. An association is made between an action and a reward (reinforcer).
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7What are the key elements of operant conditioning with babies?
    1. AThe baby has to learn to form an attachment with its mother
    2. BThe mother rewards the infant by feeding it, so that the infant associates the mother with the reward, and repeats any action that brings her close
    3. CFood brings a feeling of pleasure to the baby, and so is the primary reinforcer: by removing discomfort, it reinforces the behaviour that led to its arrival (negative reinforcement)
    4. DThe mother is the secondary reinforcer, the presence of the caregiver eventually reduces discomfort and brings a feeling of pleasure. The baby repeats any action that brings the caregiver close e.g. crying
    5. EThe baby forms an association with the mother and the feeling of pleasure that comes from being fed
    6. FAt first, the baby simply feels comforted by food. However, each time it is fed, the mother is there too. It quickly associates the mother with the pleasure of being fed.
    7. GBefore long, the mother stimulates a feeling of pleasure on her own without food even. This means the baby feels happier when the mother is near. It is the beginning of attachment
  8. 8Find all the strengths of the learning theory.
    1. AOperant conditioning cannot be investigated with humans
    2. BEthical issues - morally right to use animals in this way?
    3. CClassical conditioning can be done with humans and animals
    4. DPavlov provides evidence to suggest that we learn to attach
    5. EDoesn't completely answer why we become attached
    6. FSkinner proved operant conditioning
    7. GFood may not be the only UCS. Not the only reinforcer - (Harlow 1959 - contact comfort is more important than food)
    8. HDoesn't allow for the role of the father
    9. IAdequate explanation of learning to attach
    10. JSchaffer and Emerson (1964) showed that human studies also challenge the importance of food for attachment. They found that infants were most attached to the person who responded to them the most.
  9. 9Which of these is not a feature of Bowlby's Evolutionary theory of attachment?
    1. AThe continuity hypothesis
    2. BSensitive period
    3. CInternal working model
    4. DReinforcers
    5. ESocial releasers
  10. 10What is a secure base?
    1. AA place where a child can explore the world and have a safe haven to return to when threatened
    2. BA place where a child depends on their primary attachment figure the most
    3. CThe place where a child was brought up, and can return to when threatened
    4. DA person who the child can return to throughout their lives when threatened

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Quiz on the key elements from the attachment section of AQA AS level psychology
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