Psychology A: History and Analysis of Selected Topics
LO3 Developmental Processes
the reason why the infant in arms wants to perceive the presence of its mother is only because it already knows by experience that she satisfies all needs without delay'
(Freud, 1924)
The term attachment refers to an intense emotional relationship between individuals. Freud believed that attachments were formed with those who satisfy our material needs. This theory is referred to as cupboard love' theory. Behaviourist psychologists support this theory, arguing that attachments are formed through the process of classical conditioning, where babies learn that mothers supply food, which makes them feel satisfied and eventual associate their mothers with the feeling of satisfaction without food being required. Many psychologists have researched this topic in order to understand why and how attachments are made, if it can be as simple as simple as Freud and the behaviourists claimed. They......
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