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12 Cards in this Set
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Describe learning theory |
Learning through association Infants are born with reflex responses def |
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Define stimulus |
An event that causes a response |
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Define innate |
Instinctive/inborn |
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Define response |
An action made because a stimulus is detected |
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Define conditioned |
Learned |
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Eval of LT Harlow |
Contact comfort most important for attachment Baby Rhesus 23 1/2 on cloth Food not most important Disproves LT as if LT was correct RM would spend most time of wire |
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Emerson and schaffer |
39% attach to fed and bathe - disproves LT as 61% attach who didn't |
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Research based on animal |
Animals imprint/ humans don't or form attach within a CP Humans can have multiple attach/ animals can't Cannot generalise from a to h- cannot extropalate |
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Role of reciprocity and IS in developing attachments |
Disproves LT - IS reciprocity - reflection interaction and responding to infant is important - postnatal depression quality of attachment was lower in those which the caregiver did not respond to infants need |
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Revised LT explanation involving SLT |
Explains how children imitate the behaviour of their caregivers SLT is fairly new - explains how infants imitate cg and reciprocate the responses of the cig Lab +I've - controlled environment- less issues with extraneous variables, replicates ; cause and effect -I've animals are not in natural enviro -demand characteristics - reduce external validity |
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CC |
Baby has to learn to form attach with M By cc baby forms an association between M (ns) and pleasure from being fed (innate UR) Baby feels comforted by food When fed mother is present Associates M with pleasure of being fed M stimulates pleasure on her own Baby happier when M is near |
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OC |
Baby has to learn to form a with M OC, M rewards I by feeding him I associates M with reward and repeats any action that brings her close Food brings pleasure (reward) to baby Food is primary reinforcer by removing discomfort - reinforces behaviour that led to its arrival Food never comes without mother bringing it - M becomes secondary reinforcer even without food the presence of CG reduces discomfort and bring pleasure Baby will therefore repeat any action e.g crying which brings the caregiver close |
