Contemporary Learning Theorists Have Adopted a Position Similar to _____

question 100

Multiple Choice

Contemporary learning theorists have adopted a position similar to _____ in assuming that a caregiver's _____ is a strong predictor of the strength or security of an infant's primary attachment.

• A) Freud's; feeding practices
• B) Erikson's; responsiveness
• C) Bowlby's; reactions to the baby's innate social responses
• D) Klaus & Kennell's; contact with the baby in the first few hours

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Definitions:

Sensitization

A process by which a person becomes increasingly responsive or sensitive to a stimulus after repeated exposure to it.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is first made meaningful or significant through classical conditioning and then that stimulus is used as a base for learning about additional stimuli.

Sensitization

An increased reaction to a stimulus following repeated exposure to it, often leading to heightened responsiveness to other stimuli.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus that was previously neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response.