In Their Studies of Infant Monkeys, How Could Harlow and His

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Multiple Choice

In their studies of infant monkeys, how could Harlow and his colleagues tell when monkeys were attached to their surrogate mothers?

• A) The monkeys would prefer to look at the surrogate mother that had fed them.
• B) The monkeys would only take milk from the mother to which they were attached.
• C) The monkeys would run to the surrogate mother when frightened by a strange object, then use the mother as a base from which to explore.
• D) Their later social interactions with other monkeys were normal if they had been raised by a surrogate to which they had become attached.

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