Jared's mother has noticed that Jared has begun smiling more at people he sees regularly than at people he is less familiar with.However, Jared loves to be held, and at a family gathering this past weekend he became fussy and protested whenever one of his aunts or uncles went to put him down.Based on this information, which phase of attachment formation characterizes Jared's behaviour?

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Jared's behavior of smiling more at familiar people and protesting when put down by less familiar people indicates the indiscriminate attachment phase, where infants show a preference for familiar people but do not yet have a strong attachment to specific individuals.

Jared's Mother Has Noticed That Jared Has Begun Smiling More