3.2: Konrad Lorenz (1935) Flashcards
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks)
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks).
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog.
What will it then do?
It will then follow him wherever he goes
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks).
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog.
It will then follow him wherever he goes, including what?
It will then follow him wherever he goes, including going for a swim
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks).
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog.
It will then follow him wherever he goes, including going for a swim.
What does this have?
This has an evolutionary survival value
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks).
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog.
It will then follow him wherever he goes, including going for a swim.
This has an evolutionary survival value in doing what?
This has an evolutionary survival value in offering protection from harm to goslings
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks).
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog.
It will then follow him wherever he goes, including going for a swim.
This has an evolutionary survival value in offering protection from harm to goslings.
Lorenz imprinted goslings on to himself and, like Breacan, found what?
Lorenz imprinted goslings on to himself and, like Breacan, found that they preferred to follow him rather than their actual mother
A gust of wind blew a goose egg out of its nest and it came to rest against Breacan, an English Pointer dozing in the sunshine nearby. A few moments later, the egg hatched. When Breacan got up and walked about, the baby gosling followed him wherever he went. As the day got hotter, the dog went for a swim, followed closely by the gosling who completely ignored its mother swimming nearby with her other newly hatched chicks.
Refer to the passage above the explain the gosling’s behaviour in terms of imprinting (4 marks).
The gosling follows Breacan because it imprints (a form of attachment) on to the first moving thing that it sees, which in this case is the dog.
It will then follow him wherever he goes, including going for a swim.
This has an evolutionary survival value in offering protection from harm to goslings.
Lorenz imprinted goslings on to himself and, like Breacan, found that they preferred to follow him rather than their actual mother, showing what?
Lorenz imprinted goslings on to himself and, like Breacan, found that they preferred to follow him rather than their actual mother, showing that imprinting is irreversible
