Harlow (AO3)

Question 1

(P) What kind of issue does Harlow’s research raise?

Answer 1

Ethical issues

Question 2

(E) What was the consequence of Harlow’s study on the monkeys?

Answer 2

They suffered greatly.

Question 3

(E) What effect did Harlow’s study have on the baby monkeys?

Answer 3

They were frightened, experienced emotional and social issues later in life and sometimes died.

Question 4

(L) ____________ Harlow’s research into attachment in __________.

Answer 4

• Limiting
• animals

Question 5

(P) What is a strength of Harlow’s study?

Answer 5

It has practical applications.

Question 6

(E) What did Harlow conclude and how has it been used in the real world?

Answer 6

Harlow concluded that contact comfort is the most important factor in the formation of attachments. In the real world, this has been used to emphasise the importance of a child’s need for comfort on top of their physical needs.

Question 7

(E) How can professionals use Harlows conclusion?

Answer 7

To identify infants who are at risk of lacking attachment experience in order to intervene to prevent long-term damage.

Question 8

(L) Therefore, Harlow’s research is an __________________________ when explaining the formations of attachment.

Answer 8

• important part of applied psychology

Question 9

[COUNTERARGUMENT] However, Harlow argued the ____________________ into the formation of attachments ____________________ caused to the monkeys.

Answer 9

• importance of the findings
• outweighed the distress

Question 10

[COUNTERARGUMENT] At the time of Harlow’s research there was a dominant belief that attachment ____________________________.

Answer 10

• was due to physical care (food) rather than emotional care