Harry Harlow and Margaret Harlow completed a number of studies in which baby macaque monkeys were raised with two artificial surrogate mothers. One of the mothers was made of wire, and the other was made of soft cloth. Either mother could provide food. Harlow was interested in which of the mothers the infant monkeys would seek out when they were startled or frightened. In these studies, the dependent variable was the:

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Giovanni

17 June, 05:01

Harry Harlow and Margaret Harlow completed a number of studies in which baby macaque monkeys were raised with two artificial surrogate mothers. One of the mothers was made of wire, and the other was made of soft cloth. Either mother could provide food. Harlow was interested in which of the mothers the infant monkeys would seek out when they were startled or frightened. In these studies, the dependent variable was the:

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Linda Goodwin · Answer 1

In the studies carried out by Harry Harlow and Margaret Harlow, the dependent variable was the material that the surrogate monkey mothers were made from.

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The material used by Harry Harlow and Margaret Harlow was different for the two surrogate monkey mothers. Depending on which material made the baby monkeys feel comfortable, they preferred going back to that surrogate mother when in distress. It was found that the babies preferred the surrogate mother made up of soft terry cloth material.