An experiment with chimpanzees. One animal is placed in a compartment with a wired cage source of milk, a “wire mother”, another is placed with a similar wire source of milk but this is covered with a furry material and is known as the “cloth mother”. Experiments contrast the social behaviour and the amount of affection which grows with each animal and “mother”. Towards the end a human baby is shown to be attracted to a cloth mother. The University of Wisonsin Department of Psychology, Primate Laboratory with Dr. Harry F. Harlow.
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ACMI Identifier
007473
Languages
English
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal experimentation
Animals & Wildlife → Chimpanzees
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Animal experimentation
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Research
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Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)