Harlow's attachment studies suggest that attachment in primates begins with _____, which is the pleasant, reassuring feeling infants get from touching something soft and warm, especially their mother.
A)contact comfort
B)imprinting contact
C)tactile security
D)social referencing

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Harlow's attachment studies demonstrated that infants in primates (including humans) form attachment with their mothers through contact comfort - the pleasant and reassuring feeling infants get from touching something soft and warm, especially their mother. Option B (imprinting contact) refers to a type of learning that occurs during an early critical period in birds and some mammals, while option C (tactile security) and D (social referencing) are not specific to the concept of attachment in primates.

Harlow's Attachment Studies Suggest That Attachment in Primates Begins with _____