Psychology - Conditioning

Psychology - Conditioning

1. Strengths

   • Provides adequate explanation of early attachment.
   • We do learn through association and reinforcement

2. Validity.

   • Non-human subjects, Human subjects more complex.
   • May lack validity through over-simplification.

3. Weakness

   • Food!
     • Schaffer and Emerson 1964
       • Experiment over children attaching to dad over mum.
     • Harlow 1959
       • Not food thats primary goal, comfort Experiment.