Harry Frederick Israel Love at Goon Park By: Bethany Klais Childhood Harry Frederick Israel was born in Fairfield, Iowa on October 31st, 1905 Alonzo Harlow Israel and Mable Rock Israel Four Children-Robert, Delmer, Harry, and Hugh Delmer’s Illness Education Very smart child Interested in poetry and drawing Coasted through High School College Stanford University Began as an English major Mentors Calvin Stone-animal behaviorist and editor of the Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology Walter Miles-vision expert Lewis Terman-developer of the Stanford-Binet IQ Test Graduated in 1930 with PhD in Psychology Last name change Job opportunity Previous Views More than ¼ of the children in the U.S died before age 5 between 1850-1900 “Avoid staying too close to your children.” Handle sickness with isolation “The apparent repression of love by modern psychologists stands in sharp contrast with the attitude taken by many famous and normal people.”-Harry Harlow University of Wisconsin Immediately moved to Madison Madison vs. Stanford Pronunciation difficulty Married Clara Mears on May 7th, 1932 Clara forced to give up her Psychology career Limited resources Early in Harry’s Career Convinced the UW to give him a lab Rat Studies Cat Studies Frog Studies Henry Villas Zoo Maggie- “Girl with a one track mind, a determination to keep Jiggs on the straight and narrow.” Jiggs- “Nicest and sweetest orangutan that had ever lived.” Blocks and Puzzle Experiments Tommy Rhesus Monkeys Built the first UW primate lab Harry’s Reuse of the monkeys Harry’s treatment of the monkeys Cheapest Primate possible Rh factor in blood (positive or negative) discovered because of Rhesus monkeys WGTA Wisconsin General Test Apparatus Cube-Shaped Cage Tray How it worked? Harry’s Personal Life Clara and Harry have two sons-Robert and Richard Harry begins withdrawing from the family Began questioning his love for Clara Clara and Harry divorce Clara wins custody of their two boys Period of intense loneliness and disconnection Meets Peggy Kuenne and marries her a year and a half after divorce from Clara Two children with Peggy Wire Mother vs. Cloth Mother Study Separation of young monkey from mother Housed with cloth mother and wire mother Results: Monkey’s clung to cloth mother Sense of security from cloth mom when frightened Social Isolation Study Interested in studying depression (state of helplessness and hopelessness) Total isolation Vertical Chamber or “Pit of Despair” Results Reversing the Damage Review of Harry’s Studies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weXEaTKckzY Harry’s Later Years First and only primatologist to win the National Medal of Science Peggy passes away from cancer on August 11, 1971 Harry remarries Clara Parkinson’s disease Resignation from Wisconsin Move to Arizona Harry’s death Contribution to Psychology Demonstrated the importance of affection toward the child from the caregiver Demonstrated the importance of feelings of security Demonstrated the devastating effects of isolation Harlow Lab Recent UW Madison Primate Controversy http://wisconsinwatch.org/2014/07/univers ity-of-wisconsin-to-reprise-controversialmonkey-studies/ Discussion Questions Much of Harry Harlow’s research was focused on animals as subjects. What are your opinions on this type of research? Completely isolating children when they were sick and not showing children affection were common during the early 1900’s. What practices that we use today do you think will be looked back on as ridiculous?