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I am not really going to keep you behind at lunch! However what behaviours was a trying to reinforce? How was I doing this?

 Isa theory put forward by Skinner. This is the idea that we learn through experiencing rewards and punishments. So each time you do something that results in a pleasant consequence the behaviour is reinforced. More likely then to repeat the behaviour. It works the same way if you do something that results in an unpleasant consequence.

 Dollard and Miller (1950) offer an explanation based on operant conditioning. Suggests that when infant feels hungry they feel uncomfortable. When the infant is fed a feeling of pleasure is produced. This feeling of pleasure is rewarding. Food is then the primary reinforcer because it ‘stamps in’ the behaviour to avoid discomfort.

 Thenext stage brings in elements of classical conditioning. How do you think? The caregiver is a secondary reinforcer and becomes a source of reward in their own right. Attachment occurs because the child seeks the person who can supply the reward.

 You are a psychologist that works for a mothering magazine. Answer the problem/ questions this Mother has written in with. Useoperant conditioning to base your answer/advice on.

 Criticsrefer to it as a ‘cupboard love theory’. What do you think this might mean? • It suggests that attachment is based solely on the provision of food.

 Super Nanny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvnhniam k_E

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