The sensitive period for development of maternal selectivity extends from parturition to perhaps 1 or 2 hours postpartum. Thus, this sensitive period appears to
A) coincide with the sensitive period for maternal responsiveness.
B) lie within the sensitive period for maternal responsiveness.
C) occur after the sensitive period for maternal responsiveness.
D) occur prior to the sensitive period for maternal responsiveness.

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The sensitive period for the development of maternal selectivity, which extends from parturition to perhaps 1 or 2 hours postpartum, lies within the broader sensitive period for maternal responsiveness. This means that the time when a mother becomes selectively attached to her own offspring is part of the larger timeframe during which she is generally responsive to offspring.

The Sensitive Period for Development of Maternal Selectivity Extends from Parturition