Animal Studies

Question 1

Lorenz research

Answer 1

Observed imprinting
Classic experiment randomly divided Goose eggs half with mum half with him
Findings - incubated goose follow Lorenz others followed mum

Question 2

Harlow research

Answer 2

Contact comfort
Observed new born monkeys
Tested idea soft objects serves some of the functions of a mother
16 baby moneys 2 wired mum one food one comfort

Findings - clung to soft mum than food show contact comfort more important than food in attachment behaviour

Question 3

Strength of Lorenz

Answer 3

Supportive evidence for imprinting
Chicks exposed shape combinations moved when showen shapes followed ones previously
Show young animals are born with innate mechanisms to imprinting on a moving object

Question 4

Weakness of Lorenz

Answer 4

Difficult to assume human and animals all attach the same
Mamilian diffent to imprinting can’t generalise

Question 5

Strength of Harlow

Answer 5

Real world value
Help social workers understand risk factors in child abuse want to prevent it and monkey in zoos
Harlow benefit human and animals understanding attachment

Question 6

Weakness Harlow

Answer 6

Unethical caused long term damage to monkeys suggest despite benefit should not have carried out ethical grounds