What Does the Research of René Spitz,outlined in the Textbook,demonstrate

question 37

Multiple Choice

What does the research of René Spitz,outlined in the textbook,demonstrate?

• A) Infants who experience plenty of social interaction in their first year of life grow up normally.
• B) Without childhood socialization, most of our human potential is delayed or remains unrealized.
• C) Infants deprived of their mothers in their first year of life are developmentally delayed until approximately age five.
• D) Infants deprived of social interaction with adults in their first year of life experience delays in development until age three.

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