You hear a television talk-show host remark that, "A baby's mother provides it with food and that's the basis for attachment." You immediately realize that this statement is UNTRUE, because you are familiar with:
A)Piaget's investigations of conservation
B)Erikson's stage theory
C)Ainsworth's "strange situation" studies
D)Harlow's work with monkeys

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Harlow's work with monkeys demonstrated that attachment is not based solely on the provision of food. His experiments showed that baby monkeys preferred a soft, comforting "mother" over a wire one that provided food, indicating that comfort and security play a significant role in attachment formation.

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