What caught my attention this week was the operant and classical conditioning. I've done some extra research on the matter. Classical conditioning is such a simple idea and yet is extremely effective.
I was thinking about the attachment theory. It said that the infant connects with the primary caregiver, normally the mother. I don't think that the infant should bond with just one person. I feel that if a baby connects with multiple people, he is practicing his social skills and building his support group.
I had a stay at home mom. I definitely believe that my father felt pushed aside because of her need to cuddle us. I can't say that I agree with this theory.
I think this was from Leah's podcast, but I thought it was really interesting that in Zaire, they don't let the mother hold her baby first. They let everyone else in the room hold the baby so that it gets used to multiple caregivers right away. I can't say that would be the worst thing in the world :) That must have been hard for your dad to feel pushed away when he wanted to be an intimate part of his baby's life. I am not sure what I would have been like with one child at a time, but having pretty much all 3 of mine at once, I was happy to let anyone help! What I am experiencing currently is the section of the book where they say that children prefer to play with their fathers and prefer their mothers when in distress. I got puked on yesterday because of this :)
ReplyDeleteOperant and classical conditioning were topics that my psych class focused on a bit last quarter. I find it very interesting as well. After learning more about classical conditioning I was shocked at the all the things that I have conditioned myself to over the years.
ReplyDeleteClassical conditioning is so simple and so effective. My mom would do that with me as a child and helping do chores around the house. Every time i would do chores i would get to pick a prize out of the prize box. I did so many extra chores to get a prize.
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