Animal studies of attachment

Question 1

name the two main studies?

Answer 1

Harlow(1959)
Lorenz (1935)

Question 2

explain Lorenz aim

Answer 2

to test imprinting

Question 3

explain Lorenz’s procedure?

Answer 3

took a clutch of gosling eggs and divided them into 2 groups. One group was left with their natural mother and the other was placed in a incubator
When the incubator hatched the first moving object they saw was lorenz and they soon started following him around.
to further test this Lorenz marked the two groups to distinguish them and mixed them together. Both Lorenz and the natural mother were present.

Question 4

what was lorenz findings?

Answer 4

LOrenz goslings followed lorenz the mummy’s goslings followed her

Question 5

did lorenz say imprinting have a critical period?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

what are the lasting effects of imprintining(1952)?

Answer 6

its irreversble and long lasting
one of the geese caled martinia slept in bed with Lorenz
IMprinting had a effect on later mate prefrences(sexual prefences)
animals choose to mate with the same kind of animal they imprint on

Question 7

Harlow procedure

Answer 7

created wire monkey and cloth monkey.two Wire monkeys each with a diffrent head. One monkey had a cloth head.
Eight infant rehus monkeys were observed

Question 8

how long were the monkeys observed for?

Answer 8

165 days

Question 9

what did Harlow measure?

Answer 9

How long the monkeys spent with doll and their reactions when frightened(e.g., by a mehanical teddy bear)

Question 10

what were Harlow’s findings?

Answer 10

the monkeys spent more time with the cloth covered monkeys whether she had the bottle or not. when played with new objects the monkeys often kept one foot on the cloth covered monkeys for reassurance.
the monkeys formed an attachemnt to the person offering them comfort not the person offerig them food

Question 11

What did Harlow(1959) say about the long lasting effects of early attachment?

Answer 11

motherless monkeys, were sexually abnormal as they did not show mating behaviour or cradle their own babies
they were socially abnormal as they froze or fled when approached by other monkeys
there were a critical period for this attachment to develoep
if motherless moneksys spend time with their peers it reversed the effects but only if this happened when thye three months old