A graduate student decides to replicate the famous Harlow experiment with infant monkeys. The monkeys are isolated from birth and are raised with either a cloth surrogate mother or a wire surrogate mother that provides nourishment. The student predicts that the infant monkeys will be attached to the cloth surrogate mother. This prediction is based on the concept of

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The prediction is based on the concept of "contact comfort," which suggests that the infant monkeys will prefer the cloth surrogate mother due to the comfort and warmth it provides, rather than the wire surrogate that only provides nourishment.

A Graduate Student Decides to Replicate the Famous Harlow Experiment