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The nature of love
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Much as been written about Harry Harlow’s controversial use of rhesus macaques as experimental subjects in his research on mother-infant bonds. On August 31, 1958, Harlow presented the results of his work in his presidential address at the Sixty-sixth Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D. C. This talk was later published as a paper in the American Psychologist. This chapter is an excerpt from that paper and presents a fascinating perspective into Harlow’s views on human-macaque relations, animal sentience and ‘the nature of love’.
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“Indeed, at birth or soon after, all primate infants— except humans —cling to their mothers (see Harlow, 1958; Harlow and Harlow, 1962).”
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“Indeed, when infant monkeys were separated into two conditions—one in which they only had access to the wire ‘mother’ and the other in which they only had access to the cloth ‘mother’—infants in the wire ‘mother’ context showed significant psychological deficits [61].”
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“While it has been well established that social isolation causes significant psychological and physical damage, perhaps the strongest evidence comes from preference tests that support the claim that social attention is deeply preferred across a wide range of species, and social isolation is among the most aversive experiences.”
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“While it has been well established that social isolation causes significant psychological and physical damage, perhaps the strongest evidence comes from preference tests that support the claim that social attention is deeply preferred across a wide range of species, and social isolation is among the most aversive experiences.”
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“The infants preferred the soft ‘mother’, speaking to the deep importance of social interaction and touch in primates.”
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“While it has been well established that social isolation causes significant psychological and physical damage, perhaps the strongest evidence comes from preference tests that support the claim that social attention is deeply preferred across a wide range of species, and social isolation is among the most aversive experiences.”
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“Finally, talking about the possible presence of certain tactile stimuli or sensations that automatically elicit attraction, one might cite the controversial experiments conducted by Harlow on baby monkeys a little over half a century ago (see Harlow 1958 ; Harlow and Zimmerman 1959 ).”
Result
Metadata
- Authors
- Harlow, H. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin System (US)
- Corresponding author
- Harlow, Harry F.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1958-12
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 673-685
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2076059783
- Cited by
- 2,022
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 58 · 2025: 82 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 62 · 2020: 58 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 114 · 2017: 48 · 2016: 68 · 2015: 88 · 2014: 76 · 2013: 68 · 2012: 80
- FWCI
- 39.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Keywords
- Harry Harlow, rhesus monkeys, mother-infant bond, nature of love, animal sentience, animal experimentation, attachment
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