According to John Bowlby, the originator of attachment theory,
A)infants have a set of innate behaviors that cause adults to attend to them.
B)infants must learn how to elicit attention from adults.
C)social attachment is primarily an outcome of how adults respond to infants.
D)social attachment is primarily an outcome of how infants respond to adults.

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John Bowlby believed that infants are born with a set of innate behaviors, such as crying and smiling, that are designed to elicit attention and caregiving from adults. This is referred to as the "attachment behavioral system", and is the basis of social attachment between infants and their primary caregivers. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer.

According to John Bowlby, the Originator of Attachment Theory