Harry Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated the importance of:
a. good nutrition for cognitive development.
b. physical contact and the bond infants form with their mothers.
c. punishment in shaping behavior.
d. self-esteem in socialization.
Answer: B
Rationale: He showed that monkeys deprived of maternal care would cling compulsively to a piece of terrycloth wrapped around a cylinder of wire mesh that loosely resembled the body shape of an adult monkey.
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