According to Harry Harlow,infants' attachment depends in large part on
A)the facial expressions of the mother.
B)contact comfort.
C)oral satisfaction or food.
D)responsiveness.

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Harry Harlow's research on infant monkeys showed that infants' attachment depends in large part on contact comfort. The monkeys preferred spending time with a cloth mother who provided physical comfort over a wire mother who provided food but no physical comfort. This suggests that infants (including humans) value physical comfort and touch over basic needs such as food, which contradicts traditional behaviorist theories of attachment.

According to Harry Harlow,infants' Attachment Depends in Large Part on