Which Is True According to Research on Parent-Child Attachments

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which is true according to research on parent-child attachments?

• A) Parental responsiveness to an infant does not appear to be a determinant of the type of attachment formed by the infant.
• B) It is not possible for an infant to attach securely to its father unless it first establishes a secure attachment with its mother.
• C) Infants who are securely attached to both parents are more socially competent than those who are securely attached only to mother.
• D) Attachment to mother predicts later social competence, while attachment to father does not.

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Definitions:

Stigma

The portion of the carpel where pollen grains land during pollination (and before fertilization).

Style

The neck connecting the stigma to the ovary of a carpel.

Pollen Tube

In gymnosperms and flowering plants, a tube or extension that forms after germination of the pollen grain and through which male gametes (sperm cells) pass into the ovule.

Pollinated

The transfer of pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of the same flower or another flower, leading to fertilization and the production of seeds.