lorenz n harlow

Question 1

strength : support for conecppt of impronting

Answer 1

guition 1966 found that chicks imprinted on yellow washing up gloves would try mate w them as adults
suggests young animals r born w innate mechanism to imprint on moving object in critical period of development
kike lorenz found

Question 2

limitation for lorenz: generalising findings n conqs from birds to humans

Answer 2

mammalian attachment style is fiff from birds
mammalian mothers show more emotional attachment to young
not appropriate to generalise lotenzs ideas to himans

Question 3

limitiation: severe ethical issues for harlow

Answer 3

rhesus monkeys are similar enough to monkeys for us to generalise findings which means suffering was also himan like
harlow was aware of suffering he faused he reffered to wire monkeys as iron maidens named after medieval torture devices
counter arg research was sufficiently important to justify procedures

Question 4

strength; harlows research has important practical applications

Answer 4

helped social workers understand risk factors in child abusse howe 1998
also now undersyand the importance of attachment figures for baby monkeys in zoos n breeding programmes
therefore harlows research is valuable