Which is a statement of a major criticism of attachment theory?

A. It overstates the mother's influence and understates the child's influence on the quality of attachment.
B. It places too much emphasis on unconscious awareness and too little emphasis on the conscious state.
C. It overstates cultural influence and does not recognize how different attachments are across cultures.
D. It places too much emphasis on temperament and too much emphasis on the parent-child relationship.


Answer: A

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