learning theory

• attachment is learned - blank slate theory
• attachment formed through classical conditioning:

  UCS -> UCR

  NS + over time = CS -> CR
• CC = attachment is formed through the association of food and the caregiver
• attachment maintained through operant conditioning

  positive reinforcement = + pleasure

  negative reinforcement = - pleasure

  positive punishment = + consequence

  negative punishment = - consequence
• OC = attachment is formed through the reduction of drives and the reinforcement of the caregiver's behaviour.
• cupboard love theory
• dollard + miller
• learning theory emphasises the importance of the attachment figure as a provider of food
• CC - learning through association.
• OC - learning through positive and negative reinforcement.
• if a behaviour is reinforced, it is strengthened and more likely to occur again.
• reinforcement increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again
• punishment decreased the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again
• X animal studies contradict learning theory by suggesting behaviour is innate and not learned