Harlow’s Monkey Experiment | Harry Harlow | 1950s | University of Wisconsin-Madison.
<p>We are all aware — and ourselves—examples of the strong bond existing behind mothers and their kids. But what is the actual reason behind that? Why is that special link only with our mothers and only rarely with fathers? Well, this experiment provides an adequate answer to that.</p>
<p>Harlow (1958) wanted to study the mechanisms by which newborn rhesus monkeys bond with their mothers. These infants depended highly on their mothers for nutrition, protection, comfort, and socialization. What exactly, though, was the basis of the bond? Let’s consider one of his experiments on the topic.</p>
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