Six-month-old Jamil has started to smile, coo, and reach out his arms whenever his mother enters the room, which makes his mother want to hold and talk to him. Although Jamil's father also cares for him, Jamil shows a clear, special preference for his mother and becomes distressed if she is not there.
Explain Jamil’s behaviour using Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment.
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