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Harry Harlow

American psychologist (1905-1981) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 76

Harry Frederick Harlow was an American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation, dependency needs, and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which manifested the importance of caregiving and companionship to social and cognitive development.

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1981Died6 December 19811972Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental PsychologyAward1967National Medal of ScienceAward1960APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAward1956Howard Crosby Warren MedalAward1905Born31 October 1905

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Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology1972
National Medal of Science1967
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology1960
Howard Crosby Warren Medal1956
Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society

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He conducted most of his research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow worked with him for a short period of time.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1981 · aged 76