Multiple Choice
How do children develop special attachments to their mothers according to a behavioral theory?
A) The mother provides innate contact comfort to the infant.
B) The infant is biologically programmed to emit behavior that triggers a protective response from adult females.
C) The mother becomes a conditioned reinforcer because she is associated with the reinforcing act of being fed.
D) Maternal attachment behavior is the result of reproductive fitness.
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