Research on Multiple Attachments in the First Year of Life

question 114

Multiple Choice

Research on multiple attachments in the first year of life indicates that

• A) infants have an attachment hierarchy in which their first attachment object remains their most preferred companion
• B) infants have an attachment hierarchy in which the person who feeds them remains their most preferred companion
• C) different attachment objects serve different functions, typically with fathers being preferred as protectors and comforters and mothers being preferred as playmates
• D) different attachment objects serve different functions, typically with mothers being preferred as protectors and comforters and fathers being preferred as playmates

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Definitions:

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