Infant monkeys raised with a nourishing wire mother and a nonnourishing cloth mother

A) preferred the nourishing wire mother.
B) preferred the nonnourishing cloth mother.
C) showed no preference for one mother over the other.
D) shifted their initial preference for the wire mother to the cloth mother as they matured.

Nourishing Wire Mother

A reference to a series of experiments in developmental psychology illustrating the importance of caregiving and attachment over mere nourishment.

Nonnourishing Cloth Mother

An experimental model used in psychology to demonstrate the importance of caregiving and attachment beyond just the provision of food.

Infant Monkeys

Young primates of the monkey family, often studied to understand developmental psychology, attachment, and social behaviors.