Psychologist John Bowlby coined the term attachment as it relates to child development. Attachment refers to the process in which an infant bond with primary caregivers. Attachment was once thought to be heavily influenced by the provision of food; that is it was assumed that an infant would form the strongest bond with the caregiver who supplied food. However Bowlby suggested that the process of attachment was much more nuanced and complex. 

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