Harry Harlow's Research with Monkeys Helped Demonstrate That

question 156

Multiple Choice

Harry Harlow's research with monkeys helped demonstrate that:

• A) the behaviorist hypothesis that human babies become attached to caregivers by receiving food was incorrect.
• B) the psychoanalytic model of attachment was incorrect.
• C) the attachment response is genetically programmed and difficult to alter.
• D) many animals do not form close emotional attachments with their young.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, it is the variable that is tested and measured, potentially being affected by the manipulation of the independent variable.

Positive Correlation Condition

A condition where two variables increase or decrease in parallel, indicating a direct relationship between them.

Placebo Effect

A psychological phenomenon where patients experience real improvements in their condition after receiving a treatment with no therapeutic value, simply because they believe it is effective.