The Powerful Survival Impulse That Leads Infants to Seek Closeness

question 185

Multiple Choice

The powerful survival impulse that leads infants to seek closeness to their caregivers is called

• A) attachment.
• B) conservation.
• C) egocentrism.
• D) pruning.

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