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Explanations of Attachment
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Explanations of Attachment
Learning theory
- All behaviour is learned.
- Classical conditioning- Food produces pleasure.The 'Feeder' (mother) is associated with food so also produces pleasure.
- Operant conditioning- Food is a primary reinforce, so the 'feeder' becomes the secondary reinforcer.
- Strengths: We learn through conditioning, however food is not the only factor, attention and responsiveness is also important
- Limitations: Harlow showed that food is less important than contact comfort. Schaffer and Emerson found infants were not necessarily attached to the adult who fed them.
- All behaviour is learned.
Bowlby's theory
- Attachment is adaptive and innate, related to imprinting.
- Strengths:
- Attachment is adaptive and innate, related to imprinting.
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