In his studies on infants, Spitz used the term anaclitic depression to describe babies who seemed listless and passive because the infants were depressed as a function of ____
a. being in very over-crowded nurseries
b. sharing a crib with opposite-sexed infants
c. too much attention
d. having no one to help them or to "lean on"
Answer: D
Psychology
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