Refer to the scenario below.
Scenario Maya is a nine-month-old infant. Her parents both work demanding night shifts at a local hospital, so Maya's grandmother, Evelyn, lives with them and takes sole responsibility for Maya's overnight care, including all night-time bottle feedings and soothing when she wakes up hungry. Maya's parents care for her during the day when they are not sleeping, but Maya has developed a much stronger, preferential attachment to her grandmother Evelyn.
Use learning theory to explain how Maya became preferentially attached to her grandmother, Evelyn, rather than to her parents.
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