Harlow

• What was Harlow's method for his Rhesus monkey study?

  -separated baby monkeys from their mothers

  -without attachment, baby monkeys died

  -monkeys were given a choice between food and contact comfort from a wire or cloth mother

  -they spent 18 hours a day with contact comfort (cloth mother), and less than 1 hour a day with food (wire mother)
• What were the findings in Harlow's study?

  -contact comfort is more important than food in attachment behaviour

  -contact comfort provides a reduction in fear and gives confidence to explore more

  -monkeys deprived of attachment became aggressive and dysfunctional as adults

  -attachment must be formed within a critical period of 90 days