In a Series of Experiments, Harry Harlow (1958) Raised Baby

question 56

Multiple Choice

In a series of experiments, Harry Harlow (1958) raised baby rhesus monkeys without contact with other rhesus monkeys but with access to two "mother surrogates," one made of cloth and the other made of wire and able to provide milk. Which of the following statements best describes the results of these experiments?

• A) The monkeys who spent more time with the cloth mothers developed normally, whereas the monkeys who spent more time with the wire mothers developed abnormally.
• B) The monkeys who spent more time with the wire mothers developed normally, whereas the monkeys who spent more time with the cloth mothers developed abnormally.
• C) Both groups of monkeys displayed inappropriate and aggressive behaviors in adolescence.
• D) Both groups of monkeys displayed appropriate and prosocial behaviors in adolescence.

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