Harry Harlow's research with rhesus monkeys and "artificial mothers" revealed that
A) the monkeys were as likely to become attached to the artificial mother that provided food as the artificial mother that provided comfort.
B) monkeys developed greater social attachments based on their need for intimacy than on their need for food.
C) monkeys rejected "artificial mothers" entirely.
D) monkeys developed greater social attachments based on their need for food than on their need for intimacy.

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Harry Harlow's experiments demonstrated that rhesus monkeys preferred the comfort provided by a cloth-covered "mother" over a wire "mother" that provided food, highlighting the importance of comfort and warmth in developing social attachments, over mere fulfillment of physiological needs like hunger.

Harry Harlow's Research with Rhesus Monkeys and "Artificial Mothers" Revealed