Harry Harlow completed a number of studies in which baby rhesus monkeys were raised with two artificial mothers.One of the mothers was made of wire and delivered food; the other was made of cloth and provided no food.Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were startled or frightened,they:
A)preferred the wire surrogate that provided food.
B)avoided both surrogates and huddled in a corner.
C)preferred the cloth surrogate that did not provide food.
D)showed no clear preference and ran to whichever surrogate was closer.

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Harlow found that the baby monkeys would choose to cling to the cloth surrogate even when they were hungry and could obtain food from the wire surrogate. This suggests that attachment and comfort were important factors for the baby monkeys, even more so than their basic physiological needs such as food.

Harry Harlow Completed a Number of Studies in Which Baby