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Margaret Harlow. Evan-Ben-Rebecca-Edwin. Historical Antecedents. Motivation for action originally described“drive”. Term “drive” first coined by Woodworth in 1918. Freud's “Primary Drive Theory”. Hull’s “Principles of Behavior” (1943).
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Margaret Harlow Evan-Ben-Rebecca-Edwin
Historical Antecedents • Motivation for action originally described“drive”. • Term “drive” first coined by Woodworth in 1918. • Freud's “Primary Drive Theory”. • Hull’s “Principles of Behavior” (1943). • During this time motivation was seen as primarily resulting from biological needs.
Historical Antecedents • Cognition theory. • Tolman’s 1948 rat maze experiments. • Shows learning is goal-orientated, and purposeful. • Believed motivation was based on deprivation and incentives.
Extraneous Struggles endured • Margaret overcame… • The Great Depression • World War II • The Korean War • Recession
Society’s Confinements Legislation Men: Women Pay scale
Competitors 1942 Piaget: Psychology of Intelligence 1943 Hull: Principles of Behavior 1948 Skinner: Walden II 1950 May: The Meaning of Anxiety 1950 Erickson: Childhood and Society 1951 Rogers: Client-centered Therapy 1954 Jung: Von dem Wurzehn des Bewussteins 1954 Allport: The Nature of Prejudice 1954 Maslow: Motivation and Personality
Women in the 1940’s-1950’s • Zeitgeist was repressive toward females • Graduated in 1944 with her Ph.D
Expectations • 1950’s “typical woman” • Societies High Expectations
Vast Differences The American Psychological Association was founded in 1872. BUT….
Moving on Up Back Then In 1950 women earned 14.8% of doctorates in Psychology. In 1984 women participants in the psychology field were ranked equal with men
Now As of 2004 women earn 67.4% of the doctorates in Psychology. In 1997 women surpassed men making up 66.6% of the psychology field.
Experiments and Research data Ben Kindell
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology Editor • Margaret Harlow • Two Articles • “…during this period that the journal broke with tradition and actively encouraged the publication of developmental articles.”
Experiments • Performance of Infant Rhesus Monkeys on Discrimination Learning, Delayed Response, and Discrimination Learning Set. • Article One
Discrimination Phase Article One • Five groups: 60-90-150-360-120 • 150 efficiency peak • Discrimination Reward
Delayed Response Phase • Instructed Behind Opaque Glass • Isosceles Triangle • The Grape
Development • Nine Month Old • Performs near adult levels • Performance Peaks at 150 days of age • “Long period of increasing capability, and there is a period beyond which learning does not improve”
Experiments • Learning Motivated by a Manipulation Drive
Motivation Drive Article two • 8 Monkeys • Group A: NO FOOD • Group B: Extrinsic Reward?
Baited • Group: food beneath hasp • Error • Disruption CI=1
Experiments • “… a manipulation drive can best account for the behavior.” • The drive to manipulate is present before food introduction and dissolves with food brought in. • Edwin talks about strengths and weaknesses
Strength’s Subjects Rhesus Monkey’s Theoretically based research Experimental environment - Lab equipment - Upbringing Data Collection Administrative skills
Weakness Over shadowed - Harry Harlow - Other’s Unethical research methods Humanistic school of thought
Influence of the Individual over time… • Her research is cited and referenced all over the world.
Influence • Research into child development – deprivation • Psychotherapy and the single synapse • Book “Understanding children’s development” • Body pleasure and the origins of violence • Awards • 1972 G. Stanley Hall Margaret Harlow Harry Harlow Jean MacFarlane
Influenced Many Areas… • Sociology • Motivation • Psychology • Behavior • Child Development • Sexuality • Animal Behavior • Society
Summary • Margaret overcame. • encouraged the publication of developmental articles • Humanistic school of thought