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Developmental Psychology
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- 1Developmental Approach to PsychologyExplanations of attachment, including learning theory and Bowlby's theory of attachment...
- 2ATTACHMENTAttachment is a strong emotional bond that develops over time between an infant and their primary caregiver (PCG)
- 3WHY ARE ATTACHMENTS FORMED BETWEEN INFANTS AND THEIR PCG?Attachments are necessary as without them the child is more vulnerable and the mother and father are less likely to want children so the human race would eventually die out as we wouldn't reproduce.
- 4WHAT IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE SURVIVAL OF HUMAN INFANTS?The bond that they have and the strength of this attachment with another person who is their caregiver means that they are well looked after as the PCG wants to look after them.
- 5DEFINITION OF ATTACHMENT: Schaffer (1993)"A close emotional relationship between two persons, characterised by mutual affection and a desire to maintain proximity."
- 6DEFINITION OF ATTACHMENT: Bailey et al (2008)They differentiate between an attachment and a bond, defining a bond as a set of feelings that ties one person to another, whereas an attachment is more reciprocal in nature and takes longer to develop than a bond.
- 7DEFINITION OF ATTACHMENT: Maccoby (1980)Identified four key behaviours of attachment:
1. Seeking proximity
2. Distress on separation
3. Pleasure when reunited
4. Behaviour of child oriented toward PCG - 8EXPLANATION OF ATTACHMENT: Learning Theory (the behaviourist approach)Learning theory is a group of explanations which claim that all behaviour is learnt.
Behaviour is acquired as a result of conditioning (form of learning) - 9CONDITIONING (learning theory)Two main types:
OPERANT - learning through consequences
CLASSICAL - learning through association - 10CLASSICAL CONDITIONINGLearning by Assocation:
study conducted by Pavlov where dogs learned to associate the sound of a bell with being fed. This association was so strong that the dogs would salivate when they hear a bell.
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