Infants who show avoidant attachment:

A. are most distressed by their mothers' departure.
B. play without fuss when alone and ignore their mothers upon reunion after a separation.
C. alternately cling to their mothers and push them away upon reunion after a separation.
D. seem dazed, confused, or disoriented in the presence of an attachment figure.


Answer: B

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