The Study of the Attachment by Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth

Compare and contrast research by Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth on understanding attachment This essay is looking at the similarities of two researchers into attachment. The aim is to present their work so as to compare and contrast the different approaches and techniques used by both Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth. Even though they both had their different techniques in carrying out their experiments, the conclusion of their findings was very similar and this essay will be showing these findings

psychologists Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth. To compare and contrast will be to emphasise the similarities and differences of both Harlow and Ainsworth’s work on understanding attachment, to which they have both made great contribution. Attachment refers to the mutually affectionate developing bond between a mother and any other caregiver (Custance 2010). It is a bond in which the infant sees the caregiver as a protective and security figure. Failing to form any type of attachment during the earliest

Mary Ainsworth and Attachment Mary Ainsworth was an influential psychologist in the area of attachment. She had a great life and not only helped further other psychologists’ findings, but also made significant findings of her own. Historical Context The types of studies in the area of attachments before Mary Ainsworth were the works of Harry Harlow, John Bowlby, and William Blatz. Harry Harlow was born October 31st, 1905 in Iowa to a small farming community. He obtained his BA and PhD at Stanford

Compare and Contrast the work of Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth on understanding attachment ‘Attachment’ is a lasting secure and positive feeling that bonds one person to another, one of the strongest forms of attachment is thought to develop between a mother and child. Many psychologist, sociologist, physicians and psychoanalysts have sought to explore the fundamental nature of attachment and how it had evolved. Within this essay I shall examine • The origins of attachment • Psychologist who seek to

parenting, attachment, and their effects on a child’s personality. The most notable research is credited to Mary Ainsworth, John Bowlby, and Harry Harlow. These behavioral scientists summarize that a child’s attachment style coupled with the parenting style of a caregiver can have long-term effects that are capable of impacting a child’s behavior and personality. John Bowlby was a British psychoanalyst, medical doctor, and war veteran credited with his studies relating to attachment and bonding

This essay looks at the influence of Harry Harlow and his experimental research in the area of attachment and explore his contribution to developmental psychology. It begins by giving an overview of the main psychological ideas in relation to attachment that were dominant at the time in which he worked. It will continue by exploring Harlow’s seminal experiments and finish with an evaluation of his significance to developmental psychology taking into account the ethical dilemmas his research brought

Attachment is defined as an emotional bond that is formed between a child and an individual that is developed throughout the child’s development. As a human, it is common for us to form emotional bonds with people we are close with especially to our parents. Most of the studies conducted on the attachment theory mainly focuses on the attachment between infants and their parents, although attachments between adults can also occur. Attachment behaviour is not only observed in humans but also in animals

This essay will evaluate the usefulness of Harry Harlow’s work in understanding human attachment. Harlow was interested in whether infants form attachments as a result of biological needs being met or whether they are predisposed to forming attachments with stimuli that have certain comforting properties; he tested this using monkeys and in later years studied maternal deprivation and abuse in monkeys. The findings from Harlow’s (1958, cited in Custance, 2012) initial experiments showed that baby

responsive to their needs. Image by Jeff Osborne What is Attachment? Attachment is an emotional bond to another person. Psychologist John Bowlby was the first attachment theorist, describing attachment as a "lasting psychological connectedness between human beings" (Bowlby, 1969, p. 194). Bowlby believed that the earliest bonds formed by children with their caregivers have a tremendous impact that continues throughout life. According to Bowlby, attachment also serves to keep the infant close to the mother

relationships, be them romantic or friendly, have an important impact on who we are. From birth, an attachment is formed with our mothers and close caregivers, and, as we progress throughout life, that attachment transforms and evolves in many different ways and creates a framework for future relationships (Bowlby, 1969, 1973, 1980). As we develop and change as we enter into adulthood, these attachment styles adjust and present themselves in new ways in both social context and in romantic security and