Harlow's monkeys

    According to my research, the behaviourists predicted that the monkeys would run to the wired mother when frightened.  This was expected of the infant monkeys because behaviourists believe in a cause and effect relationship and that food was the reinforcer for the behaviour, which built the bond between the two 'monkeys'.   When the scientists ran the experiment, the monkeys ran to the cloth mother instead of the wired mother.  This is damaging to the behaviourists theory because the cloth monkey never provided anything tangible for the infant to grow on or develop a bond or trust.

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