Critical period - babies have innate drive to become attached, do it in time period (3-6 months). If don't form attchment then, have difficulty forming attachments later on. Bowlby proposed attachment determined by sensitivity - views influenced by Ainsworth (strange situation).
Social releasers - ensure attachments develop from parent -> infant, eg smiling - elicit caregiving. Innate mexhanisms, explain how attachments to infants formed.
Monotropy - one special emotional bond - primary attachment - usually bio mother, not always. Secondary attachements formed after, provide emotional safety net, important for psych + social development.
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