Harlow

• Harlows research (1958)


  Procedure

  1. 16 newborn monkeys were kept in a cage
  2. In the cage they had a wire mother with milk and a cloth mother without food
  3. Time spent with each mother was recorded
• Harlows reaserch (1958)


  Findings

  • Monkeys spent most time on the cloth mother and only went to the wire mother for food
  • Maternal deprivation has a permanent effect
  • deprivation
• Maternal deprecation effect

  They did not develop normal social behaviour

  • Wire mother more dysfunctional
  • More aggressive, unskilled at mating and breeding
  • As mothers, they neglect their child and others attacked their children and killed them
• EVALUATION - Strength - Real world application

  • Helps children workers understand the effect growing up without an attachment has on a child
  • Helps mokey workers programs
  • Practical and theoretical value
• EVALUATION - strength - generalisability


  Rheses monkeys are similar to humans

  Counterpoint - Human behavior and brains are more complex
• EVALUATION - Weakness - ethical issues


  Monkeys suffered greatly and caused long term issues

  Counterpoint- The conclusions were important so justifies the effect