What kind of animals did Harry Harlow and his colleagues use to discredit the most commonly accepted theory of attachment of the time?
A) Geese
B) Monkeys
C) Pigeons
D) Rats
Answer: B
Rationale: Early psychologists speculated that infants form attachments to whoever satisfies their hunger and thirst. Harlow famously showed that infant monkeys formed attachments with surrogate "mothers" that provided comfort, not the ones that provided food.
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