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Developmental Psychology
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- 1What is attachment?A strong emotinal bond between an infant and their caregiver. It is a reciprocal bond as the caregiver is just as attatched to the infant as the infant is to the caregiver.
- 2Explain the classical conditioning theory of attachment.(learning theory)Babies learn to form an attachment to the person who satisfies their physical needs for food and warmth. An infant naturally gets a sense of pleasure from being fed . The infant associates their caregiver with the food and sense of pleasure it provides. They now get a sense of pleasure from being with the caregiver even though food has not been given. The attachment bond has now been formed.
- 3Explain the opernat conditioning theory of attachment. (learning theory)The infant feels uncomfortable because they are hungry. Feeding reduces the discomfort so this becomes the reward(positive reinforcement) and the person feeding the baby is associated with the reduction of hunger. Therefore food is the primary reinforcement and the caregiver is the secondary reinforcemnt.
- 4Explain a challening theory to the learning theory.Harlow and Zimmerman (harlows monkeys).
8 rhesus monkeys were seperated from their mothers at birth and given 2 'mothers', a wire one and cloth one, but only 1 provided milk. Half received milk from the to wire mother and the other half cloth.
All spent more time with the cloth mother and ran to it when frightened. In adulthood, they all had difficulty mating and were rejecting mothers.
Therefore, physical conatact is more important than feeding in the development of bonds but contact comfort alone is not sufficient enough for healthy development. - 5Evaluate the learning theory.Abused children still showstrong attachments so punishment doesn't stop attachments from forming.
Its reductionist as attachments may be due to your learining experiences as well as your innate need to form a relationship in order to survive.
Its deterministic as it says that feeding a baby determins that they will form an automatic attachment to the person who feeds them so they have no control. - 6Explain Bowlby's theory of attachment.See's attachment as an inherited behaviour. (ASCMI)
Attachment is adaptive and ensures safety and food for the infant which promotes survival.
Social releasers are signals babies give out to encourage the presence of the caregiver.
Critical period is the time before the age of 1 that if babies dont form an attachment then it will never happen. (sensitive period, up to 3 years)
Monotropy is that infants need one special attachment relationship.
Internal working model is that the caregiver-infant relationship sets the pattern for future relationships (learn how to love). - 7What evidence supports Bowlby's theory of attachment.Hazan and Shaver: The love quiz
620 RP's aged 14-82 fille dout a newspaper questionnaire. It measured early attachment type and beliefs about romantic love.
They found that poeple who had secure attachments had happing and trusting relationships.
However those who were insecure resistant were worried that their partners didnt love them and hose who were insecure avoidant feared intimacy.
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