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Does quality of attachment in infancy predict subsequent social and cognitive development? "A young child's experience of an encouraging, supportive and co-operative mother, gives him a sense of worth, a belief in the helpfulness of others, and a favourable model on which to build future relationships. Furthermore, by enabling him to explore his environment with confidence and to deal with it effectively, such experience also promotes his sense of competence" (Bowlby, 1971). This essay will discuss the degree to which quality of attachment can predict subsequent social and cognitive development in the following way: It first considers the meaning of "quality of attachment". In this respect it tries to define high and low quality of attachment. Then it raises the question of the degree to which a prediction can take place and looks at the other factors influencing social and cognitive development. It goes on to discuss the significance of...

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