According to Mary Ainsworth, the Quality of Attachment Is Revealed

question 130

Multiple Choice

According to Mary Ainsworth, the quality of attachment is revealed by

• A)the goodness-of-fit between a baby's temperament and their parents' temperaments.
• B)a baby's vocalization toward their parents and their use of social referencing.
• C)how babies act when their mothers leave them alone and then return a short time later.
• D)all of these.

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Continuous Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule where every instance of the desired behavior is reinforced.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others, also known as modeling.

Bandura

Albert Bandura, a renowned psychologist best known for his social learning theory, emphasizing the importance of observational learning, self-efficacy, and self-regulation.