Separation anxiety appears in infants
A)at varying times, depending upon the cultures the infants are in.
B)at 8 to 12 months of age.
C)primarily if they have been deprived of caregiver comfort.
D)at about the same time they reach the formal operational stage of development.

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Separation anxiety typically appears at 8 to 12 months of age as infants become more aware of their surroundings and attachment to their primary caregiver becomes stronger. It is not necessarily related to culture or deprivation, and is not linked to the formal operational stage of development as that occurs during adolescence.

Separation Anxiety Appears in Infants