Using your prior knowledge about developmental theory as a guide, which of the following best supports Maslow's assertion that love is a need that is essential to survival.

A. Love, or the lack of love in childhood, is essential to uncovering repressed feelings and motivations

B. People need a high IQ in order to understand and properly navigate daily life and love relationships

C. Without the opportunity for "love" in the form of contact comfort, people are unable to form attachments, often lead difficult, maladaptive lives, and
sometimes fail to thrive at all

D. This is an incorrect assertion since the feeling of love is not one that can be observed