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  1. Jul 25, 2023 · Harry Harlow was an American psychologist who is best-remembered for his series of controversial and often cruel experiments with rhesus monkeys where he placed infant monkeys in isolated chambers. In one review of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century, Harlow was ranked 26th out of 100. His work contributed to the understanding of ...

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    Harry Frederick Harlow (October 31, 1905 – December 6, 1981) was an American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation, dependency needs, and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which manifested the importance of caregiving and companionship to social and cognitive development. He conducted most of his research at the ...

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  4. Jun 15, 2023 · Experiment 1. Harlow (1958) separated infant monkeys from their mothers immediately after birth and placed in cages with access to two surrogate mothers, one made of wire and one covered in soft terry toweling cloth. In the first group, the terrycloth mother provided no food, while the wire mother did, in the form of an attached baby bottle ...

  5. Oct 14, 2023 · Harry Harlow’s research on the nature of love and affection significantly impacted the field of psychology. His experiments with baby monkeys demonstrated the importance of early attachments, affection, and emotional bonds in healthy development. Harlow’s work challenged the prevailing view that infants only needed food and warmth to thrive.

  6. Harry Harlow was a 20th century psychologist who studied the effects of maternal separation and isolation on primates. He created a breeding colony of rhesus monkeys and used artificial surrogate mothers to observe their psychological adaptation. He also studied the effects of social isolation and partial social isolation on monkeys. His experiments were controversial and his language was viewed as anthropomorphic.

  7. Dec 1, 2003 · Harlow’s way of thinking was not generally accepted in psychology, and the kinds of studies he wanted to do with primates were for a long time considered irrelevant to human behavior. Although the Wisconsin General Test Apparatus eventually became a famous design, when it was first created it was the subject of considerable controversy, as ...

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