Which of the following is a critique of attachment theory?

a) Bowlby’s theory overstates the mother’s influence and understates the child’s influence on quality of attachment.
b) Bowlby’s theory understates both the mother’s influence and the child’s influence on quality of attachment.
c) Bowlby’s theory understates the mother’s influence and overstates the child’s influence on quality of attachment.
d) Bowlby’s theory overstates both the mother’s influence and the child’s influence on quality of attachment.


Answer: a

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