Harlow's Experimental Work with Monkeys Helped Support the View That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Harlow's experimental work with monkeys helped support the view that:

• A)social interactions play less of a role in development than health and nutrition.
• B)children's healthy emotional development is rooted in early social interactions with adults.
• C)emotional development can be compromised, but only if early isolation is total.
• D)early social interaction is crucial, but dependent on the quality of the interaction.

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Definitions:

Cotyledons

The first leaves that appear from a germinating seed, providing energy to the young plant before true leaves develop.

Endosperm

A tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants following fertilization, which nourishes the developing embryo.

Embryonic Plants

Early stage plants developing from embryos, typically within seeds before germination.

Nitric Oxide

A reactive gaseous molecule that plays important roles in various physiological and pathological processes within the body, including vasodilation.