When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, Harlow's infant monkeys demonstrated signs of:

Correct answer: A. insecure attachment

  • A. insecure attachment
  • B. object permanence
  • C. curiosity
  • D. basic trust

Explanation

Harlow’s monkeys showed distress and disturbed behavior when separated from their surrogate mothers, demonstrating the importance of attachment and signs of insecure attachment. Object permanence and basic trust are different developmental concepts.

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