harry harlows experiment

meaning of attatchment

a deep and enduring emotional bond between two people in which each seeks closeness and feels more secure.

what did harry Harlow study

EH studdyed how an infant formed an attatchment with its mother

Breifly describe harry harlows experiment

* introduced the baby monkey to two “mothers“. one comfortable and made out of t=cloth, the other made of wire providing food.
* after some time, scares the mokey to see wich one it runs to (cloth mother)
* puts monkey into unfamiliar room to see reacti=ion (scared and distressesd)
* wire mother dosent help, but cloth mother calms it down.

What did harry harlow conclude from his experiments?

contact comfort is how baby monkeys from attatchment