Harlow Presented Infant Monkeys with Two "Surrogate Mothers

question 56

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

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