DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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We pick up and soothe our children when they cry.
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We do not pick up children when they cry.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Harlow’s experiments offered irrefutable proof that love is vital for normal childhood development. Additional experiments by Harlow revealed the long-term devastation caused by deprivation, leading to profound psychological and emotional distress and even death.
Detailed explanation-2: -The study led to the Harlow attachment theory, which was that infants are born with a biological need to have contact comfort from their primary caregiver. If the contact is not provided, infants face developmental consequences.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harlow concluded that there was much more to the mother–infant relationship than milk, and that this “contact comfort” was essential to the psychological development and health of infant monkeys and children.