Animal Studies Flashcards
Lorenz research
Observed imprinting
Classic experiment randomly divided Goose eggs half with mum half with him
Findings - incubated goose follow Lorenz others followed mum
Harlow research
Contact comfort
Observed new born monkeys
Tested idea soft objects serves some of the functions of a mother
16 baby moneys 2 wired mum one food one comfort
Findings - clung to soft mum than food show contact comfort more important than food in attachment behaviour
Strength of Lorenz
Supportive evidence for imprinting
Chicks exposed shape combinations moved when showen shapes followed ones previously
Show young animals are born with innate mechanisms to imprinting on a moving object
Weakness of Lorenz
Difficult to assume human and animals all attach the same
Mamilian diffent to imprinting can’t generalise
Strength of Harlow
Real world value
Help social workers understand risk factors in child abuse want to prevent it and monkey in zoos
Harlow benefit human and animals understanding attachment
Weakness Harlow
Unethical caused long term damage to monkeys suggest despite benefit should not have carried out ethical grounds