After being adopted, the children who were raised in severely overcrowded orphanages where they got little attention, showed all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for
a. wanting to be constantly held by their adoptive parents.
b. wandering off with strangers.
c. being poorly attached to their adoptive parents.
d. avoiding eye contact with others.
ANSWER: a
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