DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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Feeding and nourishment do not create attachment; contact comfort is more important.
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Nourishment creates attachment.
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Feeding and contact comfort createattachments.
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Contact comfort is not important at all.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Additionally, Harlow’s work also showed that infant monkeys looked for comfort in the fluffy surrogate mother, even if that surrogate mother never provided food. From this research, we can conclude that infants feel an attachment toward their caregiver.
Detailed explanation-2: -His work demonstrated the devastating effects of deprivation on young rhesus monkeys. Harlow’s research revealed the importance of a caregiver’s love for healthy childhood development.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harlow and other social and cognitive psychologists argued that this perspective overlooked the importance of comfort, companionship, and love in promoting healthy development. Using methods of isolation and maternal deprivation, Harlow showed the impact of contact comfort on primate development.