Why is the formation of an attachment bond crucial for infants' development?

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The formation of an attachment bond is crucial for infants' development because infants now begin to explore the world, using their attachment figure as a secure base, or foundation, to return to when frightened. When infants are securely attached to their caregivers, they feel confident to explore the world and to learn by doing so.

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In their research in the 1970s, Klaus and Kennell found that extended contact between mothers and their babies shortly after birth

a. was unimportant to parent-infant bonding. b. resulted in differences in mother-infant interactions two years later. c. was related to social and cognitive differences in the children at age 5. d. was important for boy infants but unimportant for girl infants.

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Which of the following represents the correct order of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from the lowest level need to the highest level need?

a. ?self-actualization, aesthetic, cognitive, self-esteem, belongingness, safety, physiological b. ?safety, physiological, self-esteem, belongingness, aesthetic, self-actualization, cognitive c. ?belongingness, self-esteem, safety, self-actualization, cognitive, aesthetic, physiological d. ?physiological, safety, belongingness, self-esteem, cognitive, aesthetic, self-actualization

Psychology

Which of the following is subjective?

A) the height of a tree B) the speed of a reflex C) the weight of a soil sample D) the value of a painting

Psychology

The collective name for milk creation, secretion, and ejection from the nipple is ____

a. areola c. suckling b. lactation d. mammary

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