Harlows study of attachment in baby monkeys is an example of

Harlow\'s study of attachment in baby monkeys is an example of basic research.Brainstrom some applied research questions that this basic research study might generate. Start by identifying some of the domains to which you might apply these findings (such as education,parenting, or health), and then give a specific (applied) research question for each domain.

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Applied research questions are the one, the answers to which would directly help the world around us,whereas the basic research is answering the questions out of our curiosity or to just expand our own knowledge and the world would not be greatly benefitted by it.

now, applying the same rule here, Harlow\'s experiments answered the curiosity driven questions on how would the animals respond to the affection although there response would not be very helful or solve any purpose to the society.

But let us see try to see the other part of the coin as well that whether, it also has some applied research.

like:

Q1) whether or not affection is imortant for the living organisms?

Q2) whether the affection is related to feeding?

Q3) whether contact comfort or feeding would produce more affection?

Q4) how attachment in the early life can affect the maternal behavior in future?

now, let us try differentiating each of these questions with different domains

1) whether or not affection is imortant for the living organisms?

answer to this opens a whole new series of questions on whether the affection is really more important than food and how is it serving as the source of energy to the body although these questions may even give rise to some genuine bench work where the changes in the bod would be studied arising as a result of affection. So, this question should fall under the education domain according to me

2) whether contact comfort or feeding would produce more affection? answer to this can be put under parenting domain, as In the modern world where both parents are working, and are not able to give much time to their kids . this study also proves that kids do not require only food but the valuable time of their parents

3) how attachment in the early life can affect the maternal behavior in future? Answer to this could be put under health domain, the abnormal behavior of the mothers in future . they did not   appear to care when separated from infant Violently abused baby when baby approached her for feeding. so, these features show mental abnormalities and hence under the health domain.