Which of the following theories of attachment was effectively discredited by the work of Harry Harlow?
A) Babies become attached to adults who are pleasant to touch.
B) Babies become attached to adults who provide them with nourishment.
C) Babies become attached to adults who smile at them.
D) Babies become attached to adults who talk in quiet voices.

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Harry Harlow's experiments with rhesus monkeys demonstrated that infants form an attachment to a surrogate mother that provides comfort and security, even if that surrogate mother does not provide food. This debunked the idea that attachment is solely based on the provision of nourishment, which was a key tenet of behaviorist theories of attachment.

Which of the Following Theories of Attachment Was Effectively Discredited