Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were given a choice between a wire-mesh surrogate mother that dispensed milk and a soft terrycloth surrogate that did not, they
A) divided their time equally between the two surrogates.
B) spent almost all their time clinging to the terrycloth surrogate.
C) spent almost all their time clinging to the wire, milk-giving surrogate.
D) avoided contact with both the wire and the terrycloth surrogates.

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Harlow found that the infant monkeys spent almost all their time clinging to the soft terrycloth surrogate that did not dispense milk. This suggests that the infants' need for comfort and touch was more important than their need for food.

Harlow Found That When the Infant Monkeys Were Given a Choice