Harlow

• Harlow's monkey experiment was conducted to investigate the role of maternal deprivation on attachment.
• Results showed that infants preferred the cloth mother over the wire mother, regardless of whether it provided food or not.
• This suggests that physical contact is more important than nourishment when forming attachments.
• The experiment involved separating infant rhesus macaques from their mothers at birth, with one group being raised by wire surrogate mothers (with either food or warmth) and another group being raised by cloth surrogates (with both food and warmth).
• This supports Bowlby's theory of attachment as an innate drive for survival through proximity seeking with a primary caregiver.
• The results also suggest that early experiences are crucial for healthy development.
• However, some criticisms include the use of surrogate mothers rather than real ones, which may have affected the results.