Imprinting - Lorenz - aim&method Flashcards
1
Q
What was the aim?
A
to investigate mechanisms of imprinting where the youngsters follow and form and attachment to the first large moving object they see
2
Q
What did Lorenz split?
A
a clutch of greylag goose eggs into 2 batches
3
Q
What were the two batches?
A
one hatched naturally and one hatched in an incubator
4
Q
What did Lorenz make sure?
A
he was the first moving object for the newly hatched goslings in the incubator
5
Q
Why did Lorenz mark all of the goslings?
A
so he could determine whether they were naturally hatched or hatched from incubator
