Emmy responds more positively to her mother than to other people. She smiles and laughs more often in her mother's presence than in the presence of other people. She does not exhibit separation distress, nor does she actively seek out her mother. Bowlby would consider Emmy to be in which phase of the development of attachment?
A) attachment-in-the-making
B) reciprocal relationships
C) preattachment
D) clear-cut attachment

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Emmy is in the "attachment-in-the-making" phase, where infants begin to show a preference for familiar people, like their mother, but do not yet show separation anxiety or actively seek out their attachment figure.

Emmy Responds More Positively to Her Mother Than to Other