Animal Studies of Attachment (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Researcher who studied attachment with rhesus monkeys in 1950s
Researcher who studied attachment with rhesus monkeys in 1950s
Harry Harlow
Animal species used in Harlow's research
Animal species used in Harlow's research
Rhesus monkeys
Most important factor for attachment in Harlow's study
Most important factor for attachment in Harlow's study
Contact comfort (not food)
Which mother monkeys preferred regardless of milk source
Which mother monkeys preferred regardless of milk source
Cloth-covered mother
Critical period for attachment formation (days)
Critical period for attachment formation (days)
90 days
Long-term effects of maternal deprivation in Harlow's monkeys
Long-term effects of maternal deprivation in Harlow's monkeys
Aggression, poor social skills, inadequate parenting
Where monkeys sought comfort when frightened
Where monkeys sought comfort when frightened
Cloth mother (regardless of which dispensed milk)
Theory challenged by Harlow's findings
Theory challenged by Harlow's findings
'Cupboard love' theory
What Harlow called wire mothers (torture device reference)
What Harlow called wire mothers (torture device reference)
'Iron maidens'
Number of baby rhesus monkeys in Harlow's 1958 study
Number of baby rhesus monkeys in Harlow's 1958 study
16