Early on in the behavioral science world of psychology, the stupidity was in full array as they sought to prove the most obvious and inane truths.

It resulted in making this psychologist famous; Harry Harlow. Here is what he "proved" so the world of behavior science could move forward.



Baby monkeys would prefer fake mothers covered with terry cloth fabric. DUH!!!!!

Would you leave the baby monkeys alone? The experiment was heralded! Breakthrough material!!!
http://pages.uoregon.edu/adoption/studies/HarlowMLE.htm

It proved to us ordinary folk, how stupid you are Mr. Harlow!

"They college educated folk don't know nawth'n!" as my childhood farmer friend Charlie used to say.

Sadly these folk are still around and they've been propagating their stupidity all over the place.

It's gotten so we don't know nawth'n for sure anymore.