Which statement best summarizes the effects of parent-child attachments on later development?
A. Insecurely attached infants have life-long emotional problems, even if the attachment style improves after infancy.
B. A secure relationship with one's father cannot compensate for an insecure mother-child attachment relationship.
C. A secure attachment may become insecure as a result of major stresses in the family, such as divorce or a mother returning to work.
D. An infant who is securely attached to its mother at age one appears to make that child "invulnerable to later socioemotional" difficulties.
Answer: C
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