The Harlows' studies of attachment in monkeys showed that

A) provision of nourishment was the single most important factor motivating attachment.
B) a cloth mother produced the greatest attachment response.
C) whether a cloth or wire mother was present mattered less than the presence or absence of other infants.
D) attachment in monkeys is based on imprinting.

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Payne Robertson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The Harlows' studies of attachment in monkeys showed that a cloth mother produced the greatest attachment response. While nourishment is important, the monkeys in the study preferred to spend time with the soft and comforting cloth mother even when she did not provide any food. The presence of other infants was also shown to be important, but not as significant as the attachment to the cloth mother. Imprinting, which is the rapid and innate form of learning that occurs in some species of animals, was not a factor in the Harlows' studies of attachment in monkeys.

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