Kara explains to her roommate why Harry Harlow's experiments were so important to explaining an infant's socio-emotional development.Kara correctly says that his results demonstrate that
A) providing food is more important than providing comforting contact.
B) food can be used as a method for tension reduction in the young.
C) comforting touch is more important than food, particularly when an infant is stressed.
D) infants become distressed when a mother provides comfort but not food.

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Harry Harlow's experiments demonstrated that comforting touch is more important than food, particularly when an infant is stressed. In his experiments, baby monkeys preferred physical comfort and warmth from a soft, cloth-covered surrogate monkey over a wire monkey that provided food but lacked comforting touch. This highlights the importance of contact comfort and social interaction in an infant’s development.

Kara Explains to Her Roommate Why Harry Harlow's Experiments Were