Studies that compared attachment in infants who attended child care with attachment in infants who were cared for by a parent at home showed that:
A)most of the infants in both groups were securely attached.
B)most of the infants in child care were insecurely attached.
C)the proportion of infants in child care who were insecurely attached was four times that of infants who were cared for by a parent at home.
D)infants in day care were securely attached to their caregivers at the child-care facility but were insecurely attached to their parents.

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Studies have consistently found that the majority of infants in both child-care and parent-at-home groups are securely attached to their caregivers. In other words, the type of care (child-care vs. parent-at-home) does not seem to be a significant factor in determining attachment security. Other factors, such as the quality of caregiving, may be more important.

Studies That Compared Attachment in Infants Who Attended Child Care