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Rigorous Experiments on Monkey Love: An Account of Harry F. Harlow’s Role in the History of Attachment Theory

2008; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 42; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s12124-008-9072-9

1936-3567

Stephen J. Suomi, Frank C. P. van der Horst, René van der Veer,

Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

On the basis of personal reminiscences an account is given of Harlow's role in the development of attachment theory and key notions of attachment theory are being discussed. Among other things, it is related how Harlow arrived at his famous research with rhesus monkeys and how this made Harlow a highly relevant figure for attachment theorist Bowlby.