CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Harry Frederick Harlow (October 31, 1905 – December 6, 1981) was an American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation, dependency needs, and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which manifested the importance of caregiving and companionship to social and cognitive development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harry Harlow was trained as a psychologist, and in 1930 he was employed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His areas of expertise were in infant–caregiver relationships, infant dependency and infant needs, and social deprivation and isolation. He is also well known for his research using rhesus monkeys.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harry Harlow, famous for his research with rhesus monkeys, was heavily criticized when he undertook his controversial experiments trying to find a solution for depression in the 1960s–1970s. His research, however, did not just evolve gradually from his earlier research into learning and into love.

Detailed explanation-4: -Harlow wanted to study the bond between newborn rhesus monkeys with their mothers. These infants were highly dependent on their mothers for nutrition, protection, comfort, and socialization. The behavioral theory of attachment suggests that an infant would form an attachment with a caregiver that provides food.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.