Relationships

• Males want women with smooth skin, glossy hair, red lips, and a slim waist as it shows the woman is young and fertile 
• Females want a partner to provide and protect offspring so they have more chance of survival 
• When you are attracted to someone oxytocin is produced 

Classical Conditioning:

 The child associates positive feelings with their mother: Mother = Food = Comfort

The parent associates the child with positive feelings due to the love shown 

Operant Conditioning:

· Positive reinforcement: To give sweets 

· Negative reinforcement: Put on the naughty step

· Positive punishment: To give a slap

·Negative punishment: To take a toy away

Children behave to make their parents proud and to avoid punishment by making their parents happy. 

A pet may nuzzle/snuggle up to its owner so inputting information, which the owner processes as a reward, and so the owner will output the behaviour of giving the pet a treat.

Bowlby’s maternal deprivation hypothesis (a child depends on a mother being warm to be able to form healthy relationships in the future)

First 2.5 years are most important

44 thieves study – those with an “affectionless” character had been separated from their mother for a prolonged time

• Encourage expression of authentic emotions e.g. kindness, generosity
• Prevents anxiety and depression
• Key to happiness
• Assures physical and mental wellbeing
• People are happier doing things which increase connections with their friends