Harlow's Research with Infant Monkeys Demonstrated That

question 177

Multiple Choice

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

• A) fear can be reduced by food
• B) when fearful, infant monkeys lose their appetites
• C) fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food
• D) fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviors

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Definitions:

Treatment Population Mean

The average outcome or response of the population receiving a specific treatment in a study.

Control Population Mean

The average value of a variable within a control group in experimental studies, used as a baseline to compare against experimental group outcomes.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, used as a threshold to gauge whether observed data are due to chance.

Drying Times

The duration it takes for a material or substance to lose its moisture or water content until deemed dry.