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= Harry Harlow =

Experimental and Comparative Psychologist



 * ====== Born on October 31, 1905 in Fairfield, Iowa. ======
 * ====== Died on December 6, 1981 at age 75. ======

Education He received his Bachelor's degree and his Master's degree in 1930 from Stanford University. He was on the staff of physchologists of the University of Wisconsin from 1956 until 1974. His main studies include the bonding that occurs between a mother and a child.

Perspective Harlow had an evolutionary prospective that states traits and behaviors are hereditary. He proved that monkeys (and humans) need contact comfort and need to be loved. These things are natural to humans and animals and they do not need to be learned. Major Accomplishment
 * Howard Crosby Gold Medal in 1956 for his findings in experimental psychology.
 * National Medal of Science in 1967
 * A Gold Medal from the American Psychological Foundation in 1973

General Accomplishments Harlow observed infant rhesus monkeys that were removed form their mothers at birth. These experiments from Harlows showed proof that love is vital for normal childhood development. He was also able to conclude that monkeys have a basic need for contact comfort. This is why the babies spent more time with the cloth mother than the wire mother, even though the wire mother had food. Harlow's research developed a large amount of tests and tasks that became standard in the field. He wanted to prove to his pyschologist community that primate research could help understand important clinical issues without having to be molecular in nature. media type="custom" key="6856843"

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