Harry Harlow Presented Infant Monkeys with Two "Surrogate Mothers

question 129

Multiple Choice

Harry Harlow presented infant monkeys with two "surrogate mothers." One was a bare wire cylinder with a feeding bottle,whereas the other was a wire cylinder covered with soft terry cloth that had no feeding bottle.The results of his experiments revealed that:

• A) infant monkeys became attached to the bare wire mother.
• B) infant monkeys became attached to the terry cloth mother.
• C) infant monkeys did not become attached to either mother and showed strong symptoms of anxiety.
• D) some monkeys became attached to the bare wire mother,whereas others became attached to the terry cloth mother.

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