Animal studies

Question 1

What are the two key animal studies ?

Answer 1

Lorenz (Geese)
Harlow (Rhesus Monkey’s)

Question 2

What did Lorenz research and what did he find ?

Answer 2

Researched imprinting
The geese he imprinted on followed him and not the original mother

Question 3

What were the long lasting affects of the Lorenz study ?

Answer 3

Mating preferences
Same species mate as the one that imprinted on them - Giant tortoise and peacock.

Question 4

What did Harlow study ?

Answer 4

Contact comfort

Question 5

What was the methodology of the Harlow study ?

Answer 5

16 Rhesus monkeys placed within a cage with two surrogate mothers one with wire wrapped around it and the other with cloth
Then two conditions of milk from either mother then placed a scary mask into the cage
always went to the cloth mother

Question 6

Long lasting effects Harlow study ?

Answer 6

The monkeys reared with only a wire mother were the most dysfunctional, however, those reared with the cloth mother did not develop normally