When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:
A) avoided both mothers except when they were hungry.
B) would not eat or drink, and soon died.
C) would cling to the "cloth mother," especially when they were frightened or startled.
D) became attached to the artificial mother that supplied milk.

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The infants were found to cling to the "cloth mother" especially when they were frightened or startled, indicating that they had formed an attachment to it. This experiment was conducted by Harry Harlow in the 1950s and helped to demonstrate the importance of early social and emotional bonds in primates.

When Infant Rhesus Monkeys Were Raised with an Artificial "Wire