Explanations of Attachment: Learning Theory & Bowlby's theory

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Classical Condtioning
Caregiver (NS) associated with food (US). Caregiver becomes CS.
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Operant Conditioning
Crying enforced positively for baby / Negatively for Child
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Attachment as secondary Drive
Through association with Hunger
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+ Animal studies
Lorenz & Harlow showed feeding isn't key.
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- Human Research
Shaffer & Emerson - mother still PAF when others did feeding
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- Ignores other factors
Cannot account for the importance of sensitivity and interactional synchrony.
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Crying enforced positively for baby / Negatively for Child

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Operant Conditioning

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Through association with Hunger

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Card 4

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Lorenz & Harlow showed feeding isn't key.

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Shaffer & Emerson - mother still PAF when others did feeding

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