Psychology - Attachment

Psychology - Attachment

1. An emotional bond between two people.

   • Two way process that endures over time.

2. Primary attachment figure.

   • A person who has formed the closest bond with a child, demonstrated by relationship intensity.

3. Learning Theory.

   • Name given to a group of explanations that explain behaviour in terms of leaning rather than inborn tendencies or higher order thinking.
     • Operant Conditioning
       • Learned through reward - Dollard and Miller 1950
     • Classical Conditioning
       • Learned through association - Pavlos Dogs (bell and food)