Harlow's Research (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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When did Harry Harlow conduct his groundbreaking attachment research with monkeys?
When did Harry Harlow conduct his groundbreaking attachment research with monkeys?
The 1950s
Which animal species did Harlow use in his attachment research?
Which animal species did Harlow use in his attachment research?
Rhesus monkeys
How many baby monkeys participated in Harlow's 1958 contact comfort study?
How many baby monkeys participated in Harlow's 1958 contact comfort study?
16 baby rhesus monkeys
What did Harlow find was more important than food for attachment formation?
What did Harlow find was more important than food for attachment formation?
Contact comfort
Which mother did frightened baby monkeys seek comfort from?
Which mother did frightened baby monkeys seek comfort from?
The cloth mother
Which maternally deprived monkeys showed the most severe dysfunction as adults?
Which maternally deprived monkeys showed the most severe dysfunction as adults?
Those with wire mothers only
Within how many days must a mother figure be introduced for normal attachment to develop?
Within how many days must a mother figure be introduced for normal attachment to develop?
90 days
Which theory did Harlow's research directly challenge?
Which theory did Harlow's research directly challenge?
Cupboard love theory
What did Harlow call the wire mothers, acknowledging the harm he caused?
What did Harlow call the wire mothers, acknowledging the harm he caused?
Iron maidens
What parenting behaviour did maternally deprived monkeys show as mothers themselves?
What parenting behaviour did maternally deprived monkeys show as mothers themselves?
Neglect and sometimes attack offspring