In Which Way Did Harlow's Monkeys Violate the Main Assumption

question 59

Multiple Choice

In which way did Harlow's monkeys violate the main assumption of behaviourism?

• A)the wire mother with food was preferred.
• B)the cloth mother without food was preferred.
• C)neither mother was preferred as the monkeys spent equal time with each.
• D)monkeys imprinted on the mother that was first seen

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Definitions:

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