Brenda is unable to breastfeed her baby. She worries that she is depriving him of an experience essential for healthy psychological development. Brenda should know that ________
A) children and adolescents who were breastfed are substantially more intelligent than those who were bottle-fed
B) children and adolescents who were bottle-fed suffer more from emotional adjustment issues than those who were breastfed
C) breastfed babiesin industrialized nations show more secure attachments than bottle-fed babies, after controlling for maternal intelligence and SES
D) breastfed and bottle-fed infants in industrialized nations do not differ in quality of the mother?infant relationship or in later emotional adjustment
Answer: D
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