The Psychological Record, March 22nd, 2005
BLUM, D. (2002). Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the science of affection. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books. Pp. xvi + 336. ISBN: 0-7382-0278-9. $26.00 (cloth).
One of the enduring images in psychology is that of a rhesus monkey clinging to a cloth surrogate "mother." For many students and instructors, this was Harry Harlow's (1905-1981) signal contribution to psychology, and an infamous one at that. Blum, however, rehabilitates the man and his research. She offers historical context, describing how Harlow led us to rethink affection and how it counts in childcare. She reviews disciplinary ...
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