Which Theoretical Perspective Emphasized That Feeding Was a Critical Context

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which theoretical perspective emphasized that feeding was a critical context for infants and caregivers to interact and for infants to have their needs met and thereby develop a sense of trust?

• A) psychoanalytic
• B) behaviorist
• C) ethological
• D) cognitive-developmental

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Chemicals in the nervous system that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another, influencing a wide range of bodily and psychological functions.

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