animal studies Flashcards
1
Q
what is imprinting
A
animals form an extremely close and dependent bond with the first animal
2
Q
what was lorenzo’s experiment
A
randomly divided a large clutch of goose eggs.
Half the eggs hatched with the mother goose in natural environment
And the other half in an incubator where the first moving object was lorenzo.
3
Q
what is the critical period
A
the time in which imprinting needs to take place
4
Q
what is sexual imprinting
A
relationships between imprinting and adult mate preferences.
