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Harlow’s monkey experiments proved a pivotal turning point in animal research, scientific ethics, and our understanding of primate attachment.
Harry Harlow’s most famous experiments involved isolating an infant rhesus monkey until it was socially and emotionally devastated. Less well-known is the experiment in which he revived them ...
For those of you unfamiliar with Harlow’s work, ... Harry Harlow of the University of Wisconsin tested infant dependency using rhesus monkeys in his experiments rather than human babies.
One of the key experiments demonstrating the natural motivation of primates to solve problems was conducted by Harry F. Harlow in 1949. In his experiment, Harlow presented eight rhesus monkeys ...
Was Harlow’s Pit of Despair a scientific breakthrough or psychological torture? His infamous experiments involved placing monkeys in isolation chambers, causing extreme distress to study mental ...
More by Margaret Kuenne Harlow This article was originally published with the title “ Social Deprivation in Monkeys ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 5 ( November 1962 ) , p. 136 ...
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