Learning theory of attachment

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  • Dollard and Miller (1950): learning theory of attachment
    • Importance of food
      • 'Cupboard love': emphasises importance of food in attachment formation
    • Classical conditioning
      • UCS (food) -> UCR (pleasure)
    • Baby learns that mother produces sense of pleasure
      • Mother = NS.
      • NS (mother) + UCS (food) = UCR (pleasure)
      • CS (mother) = CR (pleasure)
    • Operant conditioning
      • Crying leads to response from caregiver
        • Crying reinforced by caregiver who gives pleasurable consequence
      • Interplay of pos/neg reinforcement strengthens attachment
  • Drive reduction
    • Hunger primary drive - innate biological motivator
    • Dollard and Miller (1950): learning theory of attachment
      • Importance of food
        • 'Cupboard love': emphasises importance of food in attachment formation
      • Classical conditioning
        • UCS (food) -> UCR (pleasure)
      • Baby learns that mother produces sense of pleasure
        • Mother = NS.
        • NS (mother) + UCS (food) = UCR (pleasure)
        • CS (mother) = CR (pleasure)
      • Operant conditioning
        • Crying leads to response from caregiver
          • Crying reinforced by caregiver who gives pleasurable consequence
        • Interplay of pos/neg reinforcement strengthens attachment
    • Sears et al (1957): as caregivers provide food, primary drive of hunger generalised to them

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