Baby Alex cries, and his father responds. Explain how this simple interaction illustrates Bowlby's attachment behavioral system, including both infant and caregiver behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The evolutionary purpose of the attachment behavioral system is to ensure proximity of the infant to the caregiver. This proximity maximized the infant's chances of survival.
2. According to Bowlby, the infant gives social signals such as smiling, snuggling, cooing, and crying. In the example, Alex cries to signal a need to his father.
3. Caregivers respond to these infant signals by providing care, such as feeding, holding, rocking, and comforting the infant. Alex's father responds to his crying by picking Alex up and attending to his needs.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
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