In his studies of monkeys raised with surrogate mothers, Harlow found that infant monkeys demonstrated an attachment to
A) neither the wire nor the cloth mother.
B) both the wire and the cloth mother.
C) the mother that had supplied them with milk.
D) the cloth mother, regardless of which mother fed them.

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Harlow's studies found that infant monkeys demonstrated a preference for the cloth mother, regardless of which mother provided milk. This suggests that the monkeys' attachment was based on a need for comfort and security rather than just nourishment.

In His Studies of Monkeys Raised with Surrogate Mothers, Harlow