American psychologist, Harry Harlow, conducted a famous experiment that demonstrated the importance of caregiving and companionship in the social development of monkeys. For this assignment, watch about the Harlow monkey experiment. Next, observe the social behavior of monkeys by watching the monkey exhibit at your local zoo for at least 10 minutes. If you are unable to visit a zoo, you may watch of monkeys in a zoo environment. This video is also found in this weeks M.U.S.E. material. While observing the monkeys, put on your sociologist hat, and note the interactions and behaviors that you see.
