According to Bowlby, infants achieve a firm, reciprocal emotional relationship with caregivers, and this relationship helps the infant cope with increasing frequent and lengthy separations. Because of infants' growing symbolic capacities, parentchild attachments begin to serve as ____________ that can guide their interactions with caregivers and others.

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According to Bowlby, infants achieve a firm, reciprocal emotional relationship with caregivers, and this relationship helps the infant cope with increasing frequent and lengthy separations. Because of infants' growing symbolic capacities, parent­child attachments begin to serve as ____________ that can guide their interactions with caregivers and others.

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Bowlby believed that infants develop an internal working model of attachment based on their early experiences with caregivers. This model guides their expectations of future relationships and interactions with others.

According to Bowlby, Infants Achieve a Firm, Reciprocal Emotional Relationship