Jerome Kagan's Cognitive-Developmental Theory Asserts That Separation Anxiety Is Strongest

question 206

Multiple Choice

Jerome Kagan's cognitive-developmental theory asserts that separation anxiety is strongest when the

• A)child does not know the missing parent's whereabouts.
• B)parent has been abusive or neglectful.
• C)parent leaves home daily to go to work.
• D)child's ethological attachment instincts are aroused.

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