Harry Harlow Experiment – Flashcards
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Aim
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To find out whether provision of food or contact comfort is more important in the formation of infant-mother attachment.
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Participants
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Eight newborn rhesus monkeys, separated from their mother immediately after birth.
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Group 1
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Four monkeys isolated in cages where a cloth mother surrogate gave food and a wire surrogate did not.
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Group 2
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Four monkeys isolated in cages where a wire mother surrogate gave food and a cloth surrogate did not.
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IV
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Provision of food by either cloth or wire mother.
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DV
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Amount on contact time spent with each mother.
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Results
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All monkeys, in group 1 and 2 spent far more time with the cloth surrogate over the wire surrogate, regardless of which provided food.
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Conclusion
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Contact comfort is more important than feeding in the formation of infant-mother attachment in rhesus monkeys.
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Generalisation
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Contact comfort is likely to be a crucial factor in human infant-caregiver attachment.
