@ws1022 i donât think that they âpreferredâ confort to food and nourishment, they preferred mothers that provided them with confort over food (u mispelled food) and nourishment.
Agreed that âpreferâ is tough. Prioritized might be a safer wording, as ascribing preferences veers a bit informal and projective
Yeah that makes sense, but I know the statement is accurate because thatâs what the experiment was summarized to say
Statement isnt accurate becaus they did not prioritize comfort over food/nourishment. Think back to Maslowâs hierarchy of needs, according to that these two principles would be opposites. The key finding is as follows:
âInfant monkeys overwhelmingly preferred a soft, cloth-covered surrogate mother over a wire surrogate that provided food.â
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âThe experiments suggested that the bond between an infant and its caregiver is not solely based on the fulfillment of physical needs (such as food) but also on the need for warmth, affection, and emotional security.â
notice how both of these mention a caregiver/surrogate mother. While the current extra sentance does not.
The other card regarding Harlowâs Monkey experiments states how the wire mother represents food and the cloth mother represents comfort, and they preferred the cloth mother, i.e they preferred comfort to necessities like food. Right? Isnt it about what the surrogates represented? Iâm not sure the point youâre trying to make itâs even stated in your examples as well.
Isnt love and safety higher on maslowâs hierarchy than physiological needs (food) so it relates because thatâs what would be preferred, its what we strive to.
Btw being related to Maslowâs hierarchy should be added to, its good to know
Harlowâs experiments involved infant monkeys choosing between two surrogate mothersâa wire mother that provided food and a cloth-covered mother that provided comfort. The monkeys spent significantly more time with the cloth mother, indicating a strong preference for comfort and physical contact. It doesnât mean that food is unimportant; rather, when given a choice in a situation where both needs are represented separately, the need for comfort and security took precedence.
More accurately the extra section should state:
âThe Harlow monkey experiment demonstrated that infant monkeys preferred a cloth surrogate that provided comfort over a wire surrogate that provided food.â
(notice how im mentioning surrogates, this is not an english book the surrogates dont represent anything)
Agree that would be nice to provide a little more context in extra.
From my understanding Harlows experiments were specifically about the need for tactile comfort in developing an emotional bond/attachment as well as for the general healthy psychological development of the monkey. Kind of long but could be like:
âHarlowâs experiments showed that infant monkeys developed a stronger attachment to a cloth surrogate that provided comfort over a wire one that provided food, emphasizing the importance of emotional and tactile bonding in development.â
if we thing the whole tactile comfort term and relevance to emotional bonding and general psychological development isnt needed then I think Kevins suggested sentence is good.