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Maria and Fernando have just given birth to their first child, a healthy baby boy. Like most new parents, Maria and Fernando are nervous and overwhelmed with their new responsibilities. Of utmost importance to them is that the baby develop a strong and secure bond to them. They want their baby to feel loved and to love them.

1 What advice would a psychoanalytic theorist give Maria and Fernando? Contrast psychoanalytic with behaviorist perspectives. How might a behaviorist theorist approach this question?

2 How might an evolutionary developmental theorist explain bonding between parents and infants? What advice might an evolutionary developmental theorist give to Maria and Fernando?

3 Considering bioecological systems theory, what microsystem and mesosystem factors influence the parent–child bond? What role might exosystem and macrosystem factors take?

Table 1.5

The many theories of human development offer complementary and contrasting views of how we change throughout our lifetimes. Table 1.5 provides a comparison of theories of human development.