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Describe Harry and Margaret Harlow's Experiment with Rhesus Monkeys

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Describe Harry and Margaret Harlow's experiment with rhesus monkeys.What do you think these researchers might have hypothesized about mother-infant bonding prior to conducting their research? What were the methods and results of this research? What does this study suggest about early bonding between infants and their mothers?


Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A form of learning in which one stimulus is paired with another so that the organism learns a relationship between the stimuli.

Modeling

Modeling is a learning process in psychology where individuals learn behaviors, attitudes, or emotional reactions through observing the behaviors of others.

Cognitive Restructuring

A set of cognitive therapy techniques for changing a person’s maladaptive beliefs or interpretations through persuasion and confrontation.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique designed to reduce phobic responses and anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation paired with relaxation exercises.

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