One criticism of Ainsworth's study on attachment styles was that
A) she only studied the pairing of boys and their fathers, and thus attachment might be different for boys and mothers, or girls and either parent.
B) the distress caused to the children when separated from their mothers was too great and thus the research bordered on being unethical.
C) the design of the research was artificial and may not reflect real-world behavior.
D) She falsified data in order to find support for her hypothesized "four styles" of infantal attachment.

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Ainsworth's study used a controlled laboratory setting and the Strange Situation procedure, which may not accurately reflect attachment behavior in naturalistic settings. This limits the generalizability of the findings to real-world situations. However, there is no evidence of Ainsworth falsifying data, and the distress caused to the children was carefully monitored and minimized, making the study ethically sound. Additionally, Ainsworth's study included both boys and girls and their mothers, not just boys and their fathers.

One Criticism of Ainsworth's Study on Attachment Styles Was That