Explanations of Attachment – Learning Theory AO1: Learning Theory stated that all behaviour is learnt rather than innate and that we are born a ‘blank slate’. Behaviourists suggest that all behaviour is learned either through classical or operant conditioning. Classical Conditioning - Association Food produces pleasure‚ primary care giver (food giver) is associated with the food and becomes a conditioned stimulus. Operant Conditioning – Reward and punishment According to operant conditioning
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problems. Also‚ the process of how different styles of attachments are formed with the important people in a child’s life- primary caregiver. In this section‚ I will be referring to two psychologist attachment theories‚ which are John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth- ethological theory and the strange situation respectively. In the last part of this research‚ I will be identifying the behavior problems children face in preschool due to the long hours of non-parental care and rejection from caregiver
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children in psychology Content: •What is child psychology? •Define the terms: attachment‚ deprivation‚ privation‚ evolution‚ daycare and separation anxiety •Bowlby’s theory of attachment •Bowlby’s maternal deprivation hypothesis •The work of Ainsworth •Research into deprivation and separation‚ and how the negative effects can be minimised •Research into privation‚ and the debate of whether or not the negative effects are reversible •Characteristics and explanations of one of: severe learning
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Attachment Theories: Bowlby and Winnicott I am particularly interested in attachment theories and ideas arising from objects theory namely Winnicott’s concepts of the transitional object and the “good enough mother”. Having two children‚ now aged 12 and 14 years old‚ I can see how the theories applied to them as babies and how it continues to be of significance now they are entering adolescence. It has also allowed me to understand relational patterns in my own life. I particularly like the recognition
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Sarah Pacheco Psychology 101 Term Paper October 25‚ 2017 Psychology and Attachment Becoming attached to someone‚ or in some cases something‚ is a part of human nature. In most cases attachment begins at birth between a child and its caregiver but‚ what exactly is attachment and what does it mean? Humans are different from other animals. Like ducklings‚ a lot of animals begin to follow and imitate the first thing they see. This is called imprinting. Yet‚ humans do not imprint‚ they become attached
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did evolve as Bowlby suggests then we would expect attachment and caregiving to be universal. Tronick et al (1992) studied an African family tribe where infants were fed by different women but slept with their own mother at night. However‚ despite this‚ after six months the children all still showed one primary attachment. This supports the view that we are born to attain attachment because attachment and caregiving are universal and not influenced by different cultures. Finally‚ Bowlby suggested that
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Therefor‚ communication‚ trust and respect are both very important factors in both The Veldt and Penny in the Dust. However‚ they are both viewed differently by each family and both families turned out completely different. That is why I think the two stories we read are the perfect examples of how communication‚ trust and respect influences how a family functions. Respect is another huge issue for the parents and kids in The Veldt. One instance of this would be the kids louring their parents into
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Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space (Ainsworth‚ 1973; Bowlby‚ 1969). Attachment does not have to be mutual. One person may have an attachment with an individual which is not shared. Attachment is characterized by specific behaviors in children‚ such as seeking proximity with the attachment figure when upset or threatened (Bowlby‚ 1969). Bowlby’s theory states that attachment is adaptive and innate and that it aids the survival
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step of a ladder than the top step. As the infant experiences more and ages‚ it becomes better at differentiation. Emotional development is based around a theory called the attachment theory which was created by a British psychiatrist named John Bowlby. The attachment theory is the act of developing an affectional bond with someone who is considered a caregiver (Bowlby’s definition was “a lasting psychological connectedness between human beings”). It is crucial for a child’s behavior in the present
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influences relationships throughout life. The concept of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby (1969‚1973‚1988)‚ a British developmentalist influenced by psychoanalytic theory and ethology‚ the study of animals‚ a precursor to evolutionary psychology. ( Schore‚ 2001)Attachment theory is fundamentally a theory of the development of the personality over the lifespan (Ainsworth & Bowlby‚ 1992) Stages of Attachment Birth to 6 weeks: Preattachment. Newborns signal‚ via crying and body movements
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