Two-month-old Henrietta is in her baby seat as her mother is walking through the grocery store. A man behind them exclaims, "Hi, cute baby!" and Henrietta smiles at him. John Bowlby would call this smile:

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John Bowlby would interpret Henrietta's smile not as a sign of attachment or a conscious act, but rather as an automatic reflex. At two months old, infants often smile reflexively in response to certain stimuli, such as human voices or faces, without it necessarily being a sign of recognition, attachment, or fear of strangers. Clear-cut attachment and stranger anxiety typically develop later in infancy.

Two-Month-Old Henrietta Is in Her Baby Seat as Her Mother