Learning theory

• Cupboard love


  Infants learn to love and form attachments to those who feed them
• what idea did dollar and miller propose

  cupboard love
• classical conditioning


  • Mothers pleasure (unconditioned response -> continued stimulus)
  • food (unconditioned stimulus)

  
• operant conditioning 


  • Positive reinforcement = confront and care
  • Negative reinforcement = baby avoids something unpleasant
• drive reduction


  hunger is our primary drive and attachment is our secondary drive
• sears et al.


  • Caregivers provide food
  • So hunger and attachment get generalised to the caregiver