Early Learning Theorists Suggested That the Development of Infant Attachment

question 68

Multiple Choice

Early learning theorists suggested that the development of infant attachment largely depended on

• A) the caregiver becoming a conditioned stimulus for positive outcomes (or a secondary reinforcer)
• B) pleasure derived from oral activities
• C) the maturity of object permanence in the infant
• D) preprogrammed infant behaviors that stimulate contact with caregivers

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