Question

Which statement about a child-caregiver attachment is FALSE? Group of answer choices a) Attachments to a single caregiver still occur in societies where infants are cared for by many people. b) Babies can only be attached to their moms. c) if a preschooler is insecurely attached, sometimes a sensitive teacher can make that child "secure". d) when caregivers are not that sensitive, if a child is biologically or genetically hardy, that baby can still be securely attached.

Answer 1

The false statement is B. Babies can only be attached to their moms.

Step-by-step explanation:

A child develops an attachment to his/her primary caregiver in order to have a base and a "place" to be secure and have general comfort. The caregiver's main purpose is to provide this safety environment, comfort and protection to the child to ensure he/she has a positive development and can develop healthy interpersonal relations in the future.

In this case, answer B is false because a child can develop an attachment to someone who provides this safe base, it does not necessarily need to be his/her mother.

The other options are true:

• A. If many people care for the child, he/she can develop a stronger bond with a single caregiver because it provides more security.
• C. The attachment can be towards a different person who provides more security, such as a teacher.
• D. If the child is genetically or biologically hardy, it can still develop a secure attachment, even if the caregiver is not that sensitive because the child can count on his/her hardiness to compensate for the lack of sensitivity.

Thus, these answers also provide information as to why B is the false statement.