Learning Theory of Attachment (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What does learning theory propose about how attachments develop?
What does learning theory propose about how attachments develop?
Through conditioning processes
What is the alternative name for learning theory that relates to feeding?
What is the alternative name for learning theory that relates to feeding?
Cupboard love theory
In classical conditioning, what does the caregiver become after repeated pairings with food?
In classical conditioning, what does the caregiver become after repeated pairings with food?
A conditioned stimulus
What is Thorndike's Law of Effect?
What is Thorndike's Law of Effect?
Behaviour with pleasurable outcome is repeated
According to Dollard and Miller, how many times are infants fed in their first year?
According to Dollard and Miller, how many times are infants fed in their first year?
Approximately 2,000 times
What did Schaffer and Emerson find about who feeds the baby?
What did Schaffer and Emerson find about who feeds the baby?
In 39% of cases, feeder wasn't primary figure
In Fox's kibbutzim study, who did most of the feeding?
In Fox's kibbutzim study, who did most of the feeding?
Metapelets (communal caregivers)
What type of reinforcement explains attachment in operant conditioning?
What type of reinforcement explains attachment in operant conditioning?
Negative reinforcement
What is a major criticism of learning theory's approach?
What is a major criticism of learning theory's approach?
It is overly reductionist
What does research evidence show about learning theory?
What does research evidence show about learning theory?
It largely contradicts the theory