Harry Harlow

1. Harry Harlow By: Larissa Evans & Haley Heiberger

2. Education and Career • Obtained his PhD from Stanford University • Degree in Psychology • Worked at the University of Wisconsin • Nearly 40 of his students obtained their PhD • A member of several Science and Psychological Associations • American Psychological Association • National Academy of Arts & Sciences • Sigma Xi

3. Research • His research was centered around primate learning tests • He wanted to prove that primate research could make a significant contribution to the world of psychological research • Help the understanding of clinical issues not molecular in nature • Demonstrated the need for affection is greater than physical needs

4. Experiment • Harlow’s initial experimentation dealt with infant monkeys separated from their mothers – used different surrogates • Wire surrogate could feed and warm the infant • Cloth surrogate provided comfort • Cloth surrogate was more often clung to by the infant

5. Conclusion • “These results led researchers to believe the need for closeness and affection goes deeper than a need for warmth” (Schultheis 7). • Monkeys raised by dummy mothers began to behave oddly when they were grown • Rocking back and forth • Misdirected aggression • Odd sexual behaviors • Negligent and abusive to childrent

6. Contribution • His research demonstrates that animals can learn to apply strategies or rules to help solve problems • His studies emphasize the importance of mother child bonding – the need for affection

8. Work Cited • Schultheis, E. (2011, May). Psychology history. Retrieved from http://muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/harlow.htm