Animal Studies - AO3

Question 1

Why is generalisability a problem in Lorenz’s study?

Answer 1

There’s a problem generalising findings from birds to humans as we experience different types of attachment - humans don’t imprint and show a more emotional attachment

Question 2

Who questioned Lorenz’s observations?

Answer 2

Guiton et al

Question 3

How did Guiton’s findings oppose Lorenz’s?

Answer 3

they found that sexual imprinting wasn’t irreversible - saw that chicks that imprinted on a yellow glove eventually learnt to prefer other chickens

Question 4

How do Harlow’s findings have theoretical value?

Answer 4

They showed that contact comfort is more imp in attachment than feeding, demonstrating the importance of the quality of early attachment in social development

Question 5

How do Harlow’s findings have practical value?

Answer 5

1) It has helped in the development of social work - risk factors in child neglect and abuse and how to prevent it.
2) Showed the importance of proper attachment figures for monkeys in zoos

Question 6

What are the ethical problems in Harlow’s study?

Answer 6

The monkeys suffered greatly and b/c monkey species and humans are connected we can assume their suffering was human-like