Why Was the Harlow (1958)study with the Cloth and Wire

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why was the Harlow (1958) study with the cloth and wire surrogate mothers so important?

• A) It demonstrated that feeding was the primary drive of infant attachments.
• B) It showed that human and monkey attachments follow very different developmental courses.
• C) It showed that the type of contact infant and mother had was more critical for attachment formation than feeding.
• D) It showed that there is no instinctive drive to form an attachment.

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