I was born October 31, 1905, in Fairfield Iowa. I first attended college at Reed College in Portland Oregon for one year. After taking a special test I later enrolled in Stanford University as an English Major. I struggled through the first semester and acquired horrible low grades so I in turn decided to switch my major to psychology. In 1930 I earned my Ph.D. in psychology and I decided to change my last name from Israel to my current surname, Harlow. I decided to devote my time towards researching and discovering things about love. Fortunately my fascination with rhesus monkeys led to some great scientific achievements. By using the infant monkeys I was able to conduct social experiments by isolating the infants from their mothers and replacing
