Harlow Recap

What type of experiment did Harlow carry out ?

• Field

• Lab

• Observation

• Meta-analysis

The cloth mother and the wire mother were what?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Extraneous variable

• Control variable

What was the dependent variable for Harlow's study

• The amount of time spent feeding

• The amount of time spent with each mother

• The length of time the monkeys stayed in the cage

• How aggressive the monkeys were

What did the monkeys do when they were frightened by a loud noise

• Hide in the corner of the cage

• Shriek at the noise

• Run to the cloth mother

• Run to the wire mother

Which one of these WAS NOT recorded in the monkeys ?

• Dominant behavior over others

• Poor sociability

• Females were inadequate mothers

• Being more timid

Where did the monkeys in the cage spend most of their time

• The wire mother

• On the floor of the cage

• Climbing the cage

• The cloth mother

What conclusion can we draw from Harlow's research

• The importance of food

• Monkeys are better at socializing when they come out the cage

• Contact comfort is the most important factor when forming attachment

• Contact is equally as important as food when forming an attachment

What is a strength of a lab experiment ?

• High External validity

• High Internal validity

• High researcher validity

• High population validity

How does Harlow's research have practical applications ?

• Is shows the importance of socializing in the formation of attachments

• It shows the importance of comfort in the formation of attachments

• It shows the importance of food in the formation of attachments

• It shows the importance of a mother in the formation of attachments

Skinner, Harlow, Lorenz and Pavlov all have what in common?

• High internal validity

• High population validity

• Field Experiment

• Animal bias