Animal studies - AO3

Question 1

What is a strength of Lorenz’s study?

Answer 1

• P: Strength = support for imprinting
• E: Guiton (1966)
• C: Guiton able to “reverse” imprinting in chickens that initially tried to mate wiht gloves; able to enage in normal sexual behaviour with other chickens after spending time without own species
• S: This means that alternate research challenges validity of Lorenz’s findings

Question 2

What is a limitation of Lorenz’s study?

Answer 2

• P: Limitation = generalisabilty to humans
• E: What applies to non - human species may not also apply to human infants (esp. birds vs mammals)
• E: Difference in nature and complexity of the bnd while mammals more two-way attachment
• L: This means that research may not be generalisable

Question 3

What are two limitations of Harlow’s research?

Answer 3

• P: Limitation = confounding variables
• E: IV = cloth vs wire BUT, monkey bonds were also different
• E: One looked much more like a monkey’s face, may instead be why baby preffered cloth covered mother
• L: This means that findings may lack internal validity
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• P: Limitation = ethical issues (protection from harm)
• E: Studies caused severe and long term distress to monkeys due to separation from mother
• E: Findings also cannot be generalised due to psychological differences. Cost benefit analysis - cost outweighed the benefit
• L: Therefore, lack of generalisability means ehtical cost cannot be justified