Attachment - explanations of attachment

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a set of theories from the behaviourist approach to psychology which emphasises the role of learning
learning theory
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this involves learning to associate two stimuli together so that we begin to respond to one in the same was as we already respond to the other
classical conditioning
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it involves learning to repeat behaviour, or not, depending on its consequences
operant conditioning
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a term sometimes used too describe Bowlby's theory, it means
monotropic
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the mental representations we all carry around with us of our attachment to primary caregiver
internal working models
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this refers to the time within which an attachment must form if it is to form at all
critical period
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this involves learning to associate two stimuli together so that we begin to respond to one in the same was as we already respond to the other

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classical conditioning

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it involves learning to repeat behaviour, or not, depending on its consequences

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a term sometimes used too describe Bowlby's theory, it means

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the mental representations we all carry around with us of our attachment to primary caregiver

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