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
- Crying leads to response from caregiver
- Importance of food
- 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
- Crying leads to response from caregiver
- Importance of food
- Sears et al (1957): as caregivers provide food, primary drive of hunger generalised to them
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