Harry Harlow's Monkey Experiments
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Harry Harlow's Monkey Experiments
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Why do we need more than just food and survival to truly thrive? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore Harry Harlow’s controversial monkey experiments — research that challenged the idea that attachment is simply about satisfying physical needs. We examine how the monkeys sought comfort and security, while also confronting the serious ethical questions surrounding the experiments.
Discover why comfort and emotional security matter, but also why Harlow’s findings cannot be reduced to comfort alone — healthy development depends on connection, social interaction, learning, and a wider environment that meets our psychological needs.
Studies and links:
Revisiting Harry Harlow's Legacy: Cruelty Towards Monkeys | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-first-impression/201607/revisiting-harry-harlow-s-legacy-cruelty-towards-monkeys
Harry Harlow Monkey Experiments in Psychology | Simply Psychology https://www.simplypsychology.org/harlow-monkey.html
The Nature of Love | Harry Harlow https://users.sussex.ac.uk/~grahamh/RM1web/Classic%20papers/Harlow1958.pdf