harlow Flashcards
1
Q
what is the aim of Harlow’s study?
A
whether attachment was primarily formed through food of comfort
2
Q
what was the procedure of harlow’s study
A
1) 8 monkeys taken from mother placed in cage with 2 ‘mothers’
- 1 wire with food
- 1 cloth without food
2) monkey’s were frightened to test preference
3) and put in a larger cage to test exploration with each mother
3
Q
what were the results of harlow’s study
A
preference of cloth mother 15hrs with cloth 2hrs with wire only played when cloth mother present when frightened went to cloth mother
4
Q
what can be suggested from harlow’s study
A
supports evolution theory as sensitiveness and security is important
cling to cloth mother
5
Q
weakness’s of harlows study
A
- generalisability – non human animals
- ecological validity
- ethical issues
6
Q
strengths of harlows study
A
+reliability list standard procedures
+ applications behaviour is innate as seek comfort more than food
