Learning on ScreenContact Comfort (Monkeys and Surrogate Mothers)
- Alternative title
- Nature and Development of Affection
- Synopsis
- Shows H F Harlow’s experiments on the development of affection in primates. Rhesus monkeys, separated from their mothers at birth and raised nursing or non-nursing on cloth or wire surrogate mothers, were tested formother preferences under a variety of conditions.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 19 min.
- Year of production
- 1959
- Availability
- Sale (video - Insight); 1999 sale: US$219.00 (video)
- Notes
- CONTACT COMFORT is the HEFVL title. NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFECTION is the Insight title.
- Documentation
- Contact comfort research is covered in ‘Psychology’ by H F Harlow, J L McGaugh and R F Thompson and ‘Learning to Love’ by H F Harlow (Albion Publishing Company, 1736 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133, 1971)
- Subjects
- Biology; Psychology
- Keywords
- animal behaviour; behavioural psychology; bonding; primates; surrogate motherhood
Credits
- Director
- Harry F Harlow
- Cast
Harry F Harlow R Zimmerman
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
- Name
Insight Media
- custserv@insight-media.com
- Web
- http://www.insight-media.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 212 721 6316
- Fax
- +1 212 799 5309
- Address
- 2162 Broadway
New York
NY 10024 6621
USA - Notes
- US-based distributor of an extensive range of DVD, video and CD-ROM titles for university, secondary and vocational education. Catalogue divided into the following sections: Architecture & Design; Business & Economics; Communication; Counselling & Social Work; Drama, Music & Dance; Education; Engineering; Language & Culture; Nursing & Allied Health; Physical Education; Science & Agriculture; Social Sciences. A recent development is a dedicated video-on-demand website http://www.insight-media-digital.com/ which includes a particularly strong nursing library.
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