Attachment - 02 Animal studies of attachment (1-Lorenz) Flashcards
1
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What does Lorenz’s research suggest that organisms have?
A
a biological predisposition to form attachments to one single subject
2
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Why do animals attach to their mothers from birth?
A
to increase their chance of survival
3
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What animals did Lorenz use in his experiment?
A
Grey lag geese
4
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What were the 2 conditions in Lorenz’s study?
A
1-Goslings were hatched in and incubator and Lorenz was the first moving object they saw after they hatched
2-Goslings were hatched by their mother and the mother goose was the first moving object they saw after they hatched
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