Question

In a famous series of experiments conducted by Harry Harlow, infant monkeys were separated from their mothers at birth. The infants were then given two surrogate mothers (a terry-cloth "mother" and a wire "mother"), each of which alternately had a nursing bottle that provided food to the infants. The experimental results showed that in frightening situations the infant monkeys

A. were more likely to become aggressive toward the wire mother than toward the terry-cloth motherB. preferred the wire mother, even when the terry-cloth mother had the nursing bottleC. preferred the terry-cloth mother, even when the wire mother had the nursing bottleD. would run and cling to whichever mother had the nursing bottle

Answer 1

The correct option is C) preferred the terry-cloth mother, even when the wire mother had the nursing bottle

Step-by-step explanation:

Harry Harlow was a psychologist whose studies depicted how our early life experiences affect our adulthood. Many psychologists believe that our attachment of an infant to his mother during early childhood has an important influence during the rest of our lives in factors such as love or attachment to others.

The infant monkeys when separated from their birth mother, saw more similarities between the terry- cloth mother and their real mother. Hence, they preferred the terry- cloth mother.