Psychology / Unit 8 Psych 0902 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Harlow's Contact Comfort
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The idea
Harlow found that infant monkeys preferred a soft cloth surrogate over a wire surrogate that provided food.
In practice
The monkeys fed from the wire figure and clung to the cloth figure, especially when frightened.
Where people slip
The study overturned the view that attachment forms through feeding. It also inflicted lasting harm on its subjects.
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