Harlow Flashcards
1
Q
When was harlows study
A
1959
2
Q
What did Harlows study examine
A
Examined whether food or comfort was more important when forming an attachment
3
Q
What did the experiment entail?
A
How long rhesus monkeys spent with a wire or cloth mother
4
Q
What type of experiment was it
A
Laboratory
5
Q
Step by step
A
- two mothers 1 wire, one cloth
- 8reheus monkeys for 4 ish months
- comfort via cloth
- feeding given via wire
6
Q
What did the study conclude
A
All 8 monkeys spent most time with cloth and returned to cloth when scared
7
Q
What does this suggest
A
Comfort and security is more important than food when forming a attachment
8
Q
Positives
A
- lab experiment, if and do controlled, reliable
- highlights comfort and security is important
- compliments Schaffer and Emerson 1964
9
Q
Negatives
A
- shows food isn’t as important as once thought
- arituficalc
- can’t be applied to real life situations
- lacks ecological validity
- ethical issues- harm
- used rhesus monkeys don’t apply to humans
- cloth mummy was nicer to look at due to face
