Animal studies of Attachment : Lorenz

Question 1

What is Lorenz’s aim?

Answer 1

To investigate the mechanisms of imprinting where the youngsters follow and form an attachment to the first large, moving object that they meet.

Question 2

What was the procedure?

Answer 2

He divided the goose eggs into two

• experimental group = hatched in an incubator (1st thing they saw was Lorenz)
• control group = hatched w/ mother goose

Question 3

what was his findings?

Answer 3

Experimental group followed him

Control group followed mother goose

Question 4

define imprinting

Answer 4

where birds that are mobile from birth attach to the first moving thing they use

Question 5

define critical period

Answer 5

A period of time during which imprinting needs to occur in order for any early attachment to form

Question 6

what is sexual imprinting linked with?

Answer 6

adult mate preference

Question 7

describe Lorenz sexual imprinting on a peacock case study

Answer 7

birds who imprint on humans would they display courtship behaviours towards them

peacocks in a zoo who first saw tortoises directed their courtship towards them