PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Mental Model, Child Neglect, Dazed
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All of these different attachment theories try to explain how and reason for these significant attachment w/ each having ethological approach: ethological approach - borrow from other approaches. Behaviourist and psychoanalytical approach of feeding behaviour to attachment feeding behaviour - in drive reduction motivation w/ feeding important for 2 reason: All of which occurs in single setting. Kinds w/ attached blanket acted similar pattern as when mom was w/ them vs. non-attached who didn"t play w/ object at. Mom condition is best w/ both group playing/exploring of object. So for blanket attached blanket is acting as substitute for mom. 2nd study put the children in a scary room in this case only time they were comfortable - only w/ mom not blanket in mild stressful blanket helps. Alternative behaviourist model = operant conditioning model . The problem w/ this is that attachment occurs even in serious abuse situation.
