Animal Studies of Attachment Flashcards
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Who investigated imprinting on geese?
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Konrad Lorenz (1952)
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What is imprinting?
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Imprinting refers to the innate readiness to develop a strong bond with the mother during a specific time of development.
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What was the procedure of Lorenz’s key study?
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Lorenz randomly divided a large clutch of goose eggs. One half were hatched with the mother goose in their natural environment, while the other half were hatched in an incubator where the first moving object they saw was Lorenz.
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What were the findings of Lorenz’s study?
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The geese hatched in the incubator imprinted on Lorenz and followed him, showing no recognition of their natural mother. The geese hatched with their natural mother imprinted on her and followed her.
