The Ethological Theory of Attachment

question 88

Multiple Choice

The ethological theory of attachment

• A) suggests that the infant's emotional tie to the mother is the foundation of all later relationships.
• B) recognizes the infant's emotional tie to the caregiver as an evolved response that promotes survival.
• C) emphasizes the importance of feeding as the central context in which caregivers and babies build close emotional bonds.
• D) suggests that infants learn to prefer their mother because she functions as both a primary caregiver and a social partner.

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