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The pit of despair was a name used by American comparative psychologist Harry Harlow for a device he designed, technically called a vertical chamber apparatus, that he used in experiments on rhesus macaque monkeys at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1970s. [2] The aim of the research was to produce an animal model of depression.
Jul 21, 2021 · The Pit Of Despair. The experiment was developed by American psychologist Harry Harlow with the hopes of producing an animal model of depression to better understand the condition and potentially ...
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Jan 18, 2022 · When the monkeys were subjected to total isolation for about 30 days in a vertical chamber (called the pit of despair; see Figure 6)—a stainless steel trough, the sides of which sloped down inwards to prevent the monkeys from climbing up to the open‐top—it was enough to induce depression (Harlow & Suomi, 1971b, 1974; Harlow et al., 1970 ...
- 10.1002/jhbs.22180
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Jan 18, 2022 · When the monkeys were subjected to total isolation for about 30 days in a vertical chamber (called the pit of despair; see Figure 6)—a stainless steel trough, the sides of which sloped down inwards to prevent the monkeys from climbing up to the open-top—it was enough to induce depression (Harlow & Suomi, 1971b, 1974; Harlow et al., 1970 ...
Jan 9, 2024 · Harlow’s Experiments: A Brief Summary. Harry Harlow was trained as a psychologist, and in 1930 he was employed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His areas of expertise were in infant–caregiver relationships, infant dependency and infant needs, and social deprivation and isolation. He is also well known for his research using rhesus ...
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Harry Frederick Harlow (October 31, 1905 – December 6, 1981) was an American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation, dependency ... Pit of despair ...
Harry Harlow, famous for his research with rhesus monkeys, was heavily criticized when he undertook his controversial experiments trying to find a solution for depression in the 1960s-1970s. His research, however, did not just evolve gradually from his earlier research into learning and into love. Recently disclosed hand-written notes show, for ...
