Animal Studies

Question 1

What were Lorenz’s procedures

Answer 1

split clutch of goose eggs. Half eggs to mother, half eggs to Lorenz

One half saw Lorenz first, the other half saw their mother first

Question 2

What were Lorenz’s findings

Answer 2

The Goslings Imprinted on him and he found a critical period where the goslings had to form an attachment by or else they wouldn’t attach (this was found to be 32 hours)

Question 3

What is sexual imprinting

Answer 3

The first thing that the animal sees moving at birth is what it will be sexually interested in at adulthood

Question 4

What were Harlow’s procedures

Answer 4

Baby monkeys separated from their mothers and offered 2 surrogate mothers

A cloth mother without milk, and a wire mother with milk

Question 5

What were Harlow’s Findings

Answer 5

The monkeys spent more time with the cloth mothers

Contact comfort matters more than milk

Question 6

What did Harlow and Lorenz both conclude

Answer 6

There is a critical period

32 hours and 90 days