learning theory L4

Cards (25)

  • What is the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in attachment theory?
    Food
  • What is the unconditioned response (UCR) in attachment theory?
    Pleasure
  • Who proposed the social learning theory related to attachment?
    Albert Bandura
  • What do Dale Hay and Jo Vespo suggest about attachment behaviors?
    Modeling explains attachment behaviors
  • How do children learn affectionate behavior according to social learning theory?
    By observing their parents' behavior
  • What are neutral stimuli (NS) in the context of attachment?
    Things associated with feeding
  • What happens when the NS (mother) is associated with the UCS (good)?
    It becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS)
  • What is the conditioned response (CR) when the infant sees the mother?
    Feeling of pleasure
  • What is the Skinner Box experiment related to?
    Operant conditioning
  • What did Skinner study in his experiments?
    How rats learned to push a lever for food
  • What creates a drive to reduce discomfort in a hungry infant?
    The discomfort associated with hunger
  • What is positive reinforcement in the context of feeding an infant?
    Feeding produces feelings of pleasure
  • What becomes a primary reinforcer in attachment theory?
    The good (food)
  • What role does the person supplying food play in attachment?
    They become a secondary reinforcer
  • What is the key element in the formation of attachment according to learning theory?
    Food
  • What did Harry Harlow's study with rhesus monkeys demonstrate?
    Monkeys preferred contact comfort over food
  • What is a limitation of learning theory regarding attachment?
    It suggests food is the key element
  • What issue arises from extrapolating findings from Harlow's study?
    It lacks generalizability to humans
  • What is another limitation of learning theory in attachment research?
    It is based on non-human animal research
  • What type of conditioning is associated with Pavlov's work?
    Classical conditioning
  • What type of conditioning is associated with Skinner's work?
    Operant conditioning
  • What is the main focus of operant conditioning?
    Behavior is influenced by rewards
  • How do classical and operant conditioning differ?
    Classical conditioning associates stimuli, operant uses rewards
  • what is classical conditioning?

    learning through association
  • what is operant conditioning?

    learning through consequence