Harlow Presented Infant Monkeys with Two "Surrogate Mothers

question 51

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A formula used in economics to calculate the elasticity of a good or service, offering a more accurate measurement by averaging the starting and ending points.

Price Elasticity of Supply

An indicator of the extent to which the supply of a product reacts to a shift in its price.

Midpoint Method

A technique utilized in economics to calculate the percentage change between two values, minimizing the distortion from the choice of base value by using the average of the initial and final values as the base.

Inelastic Demand

A situation where the demand for a product or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in price, meaning that price increases or decreases lead to small changes in the quantity demanded.