The Harlows' Studies of Attachment in Monkeys Showed That

question 54

Multiple Choice

The Harlows' studies of attachment in monkeys showed that

• A)provision of nourishment was the single most important factor motivating attachment.
• B)a cloth mother produced the greatest attachment response.
• C)whether a cloth or wire mother was present mattered less than the presence or absence of other infants.
• D)attachment in monkeys is based on imprinting.

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Definitions:

Cardiac Muscle Cell

Specialized muscle cells found only in the heart, featuring unique properties such as automaticity and the ability to contract as a unit.

Electrical Resistance

A measure of the degree to which an object opposes the passage of an electric current.

Ventricular Contraction

This refers to the phase in the cardiac cycle where the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart) contract to pump blood out to the body and lungs.

Apex

Extremity of a conical or pyramidal structure. The apex of the heart is the rounded tip directed anteriorly and slightly inferiorly.