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What was Harlow trying to research?
The importance of
contact
comfort
Describe the procedure of Harlow's research:
16
rhesus
monkeys
Created two
wire
model
'mothers'
- one
bare
and one of
cloth
In condition one
milk
was dispensed by the
plain
wire
mother
In condition two
milk
was dispensed by
cloth
covered
mother
What were the findings of Harlow's research?
All
spent time with
cloth
covered
mother regardless of
feeding
bottle.
only spent
short
time with
wire
if it had
feeding
bottle
clung to
cloth
covered
when
frightened
kept one
foot
on
cloth
for
reassurance
What are the conclusions of Harlow's research
Contact
comfort
is more important then
food
What were the long lasting affects of the experiment?
Maternal
Deprivation
Monkeys deprived of a
real
mother
did not develop normal
social
behaviour
More
aggressive
, less
sociable
,
bred
less (less
skilled
)
The critical period for normal development:
After
90
days
attachments
wouldn't
form
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