Explanations of attachment

Which of the following are an explanation for attachment?

• The learning theory of attachment

• Bowlby's monotropic theory

• Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation

The learning theory of attachment proposes that:

• Children learn to attach to their caregiver because they provide them with food

• Children are born to attach to their caregiver within a critical period

• Children learn to attach to their caregiver because they spend a lot of time with them

According to the learning theory of attachment, what two factors play a role in the formation of an attachment?

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

• Vicarious reinforcement

• Natural selection

According to the learning theory of attachment, the caregiver is initially the:

• Neutral stimulus

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Conditioned stimulus

According to the learning theory of attachment, what is the unconditioned stimulus?

• The caregiver

• Food

• The feeling of pleasure

According to the learning theory of attachment, infants learn to associate their caregiver with ________

• Food

• Play

• Security

According to the learning theory of attachment, the caregiver becomes the

• Unconditioned response

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Conditioned stimulus

• Conditioned response

According to the learning theory of attachment, infants are ___________ reinforced for crying for their caregiver

• Positively

• Negatively

• Vicariously

Which of the following statements relate to Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment?

• Attachment takes place during a critical period

• Infants become attached to the person who feeds them.

• Infants are innately programmed to form an attachment.

• Attachments are based on the principles of classical and operant conditioning.

According to Bowlby's monotropic theory of attachment, a ________ ________ refers to a period of time when an attachment should form and, if it doesn't, it will be difficult to form an attachment

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