Attachment lesson 4

Types of attachment strange situation

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Attachment lesson 3

Attachment: lesson 3

Objective 1: describe Bowlby's explanation of attachment.

Objective 2: evaluate Bowlby's explanation of attachment.

Objective 3: plan and write a 12 mark essay on Bowlby's explanation of attachment.

Task 1: look at the slideshow below.

Bowlby's explanation

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Task 2: watch the video below. How would Lorenz and Bowlby explain the behaviour of the Duck?

Task 3: Look at the slideshow below.

Bowlby evaluation

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Task 4: use the information on the slides, your notes and textbook to write a 12 mark essay in response to the question below:

'Discuss Bowlby's explanation of attachment' (12 marks)

Attachment lesson 2

Attachment: lesson 2

Objective 1: evaluate the learning theory explanation of attachment.

Objective 2: describe two research studies on attachment

Objective 3: plan and write a 12 mark essay.

Task 1: look at the slideshow below.

Learning theory explanation of attachment

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Task 2: you need to be able to describe psychological research. You can be asked to outline research on attachment and you need to be able to use research to evaluate explanations, models and theories. Use your textbook to write a short answer to the following question:

'Outline two research studies on attachment' (6 marks)

Task 3: The exam board states that there will be at least one extended writing question on the unit 1 exam paper. This is an essay and can be worth up to 12 marks: 6 Ao1 marks and 6 Ao2 marks. Below is an example:

'Outline and evaluate one explanation of attachment'. (12 marks)

There are many different ways to structure an essay. One simple and effective way is to write one detailed paragraph that describes the explanation and two paragraphs that evaluate it.

Use your textbook, notes, and handouts to write at least a page and half that answers the above question.

Attachment lesson 1

Attachment: Lesson 1

Objective 1: explain what attachment is.

Objective 2: outline behaviour that shows an attachment to a specific person (primary attachment figure).

Objective 3: outline the learning theory explanation of attachment.

The specification states you need to know:

"Explanations of attachment including learning theory and Bowlby's theory"

Task 1: Have a look at the slideshow below.

Attachment definition

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Task 2: Complete the attachment activity. Look at the images carefully. Can you identify any patterns in the behaviour shown? Are the adults relating to the babies and children in similar ways? Does this give you any ideas about why human beings make an attachment to specific people?

Attachment activity1

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Task 3: you can be asked to define attachment. Use your textbook and the information on the slides to answer the following question;

What is meant by attachment? (2 marks)

One explanation of attachment is sometimes known as the cupboard love explanation. This states that babies and children make an attachment to the person that feeds them.

Learning theory

According to learning theory babies and children learn to make an attachment to the person that feeds them. They learn to associate food and the pleasure that causes with the person that gives them food. Overtime the infant feels pleasure in the presence of the person who feeds them even when there is no food. They have made an attachment.

Task 4: Have a look at the slides below:

Learning theory1

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Task 5: watch the video clips below. The first clip is original film of Pavlov's experiments that demonstrated one type of learning, classical conditioning, in dogs.

Original film of Pavlov and Classical Conditioning

This video clip illustrates classical conditioning in humans.

This video clip also illustrates classical conditioning in humans.

The link below takes you to a youtube video that illustrates operant conditioning in humans.

Operant Conditioning

Task 6: You need to write an outline of learning theory and how it explains infants make an attachment to a mother figure. Use the information on the slides and your textbook to answer the question below.

'Outline one explanation of attachment' (6 marks)