Which piece of evidence is the BEST support for the causal effect of infant attachment security on later social functioning?
A) Children who are securely attached as infants are more likely than other children to be socially and emotionally competent.
B) When security of attachment changes because of stress in the home, parent
Child interactions at the time are associated with social and emotional competence at that age.
C) Children who had a secure attachment during infancy are more socially and emotionally competent in middle childhood than are other children.
D) There is no association between infant attachment security and social functioning.

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This choice provides evidence that infant attachment security is causally related to later social functioning by demonstrating that children who had a secure attachment during infancy are more socially and emotionally competent in middle childhood than other children. This longitudinal study provides evidence that the earlier attachment security has an impact on later social functioning.

Which Piece of Evidence Is the BEST Support for the Causal