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When did Konrad Lorenz first observe the phenomenon of imprinting?

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Konrad Lorenz first observed the phenomenon of imprinting when:

  1. He was a child
  2. A neighbour gave him a newly hatched duckling that then followed him around
2
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What was the aim of Lorenz’s study of attachment?

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The aim of Lorenz’s study of attachment was to investigate the mechanisms of imprinting, where the youngsters:
1. Follow
2. Form an attachment to
the first large moving object that they meet

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What was the method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment?

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The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches:

  1. One which hatched naturally by the mother
  2. The other hatched in an incubator
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The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches, one which hatched naturally by the mother and the other hatched in an incubator, with Lorenz making sure that what?

A

The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches:
1. One which hatched naturally by the mother
2. The other hatched in an incubator
,with Lorenz making sure that he was the first moving object that the newly hatched goslings encountered

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The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches, one which hatched naturally by the mother and the other hatched in an incubator, with Lorenz making sure that he was the first moving object that the newly hatched goslings encountered.
What did he then do?

A

He then recorded their behaviour

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The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches, one which hatched naturally by the mother and the other hatched in an incubator, with Lorenz making sure that he was the first moving object that the newly hatched goslings encountered.
He then recorded their behaviour.
Lorenz marked the goslings, so that he could determine what?

A
Lorenz marked the goslings, so that he could determine whether they were from the:
1. Naturally hatched
Or,
2. Incubated
ones
7
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The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches, one which hatched naturally by the mother and the other hatched in an incubator, with Lorenz making sure that he was the first moving object that the newly hatched goslings encountered.
He then recorded their behaviour.
Lorenz marked the goslings, so that he could determine whether they were from the naturally hatched or incubated ones.
Where did Lorenz place them all?

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Lorenz placed them all under an upturned box

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The method and procedure of Lorenz’s study of attachment was that Lorenz split a large clutch of goose eggs into 2 batches, one which hatched naturally by the mother and the other hatched in an incubator, with Lorenz making sure that he was the first moving object that the newly hatched goslings encountered.
He then recorded their behaviour.
Lorenz marked the goslings, so that he could determine whether they were from the naturally hatched or incubated ones.
Lorenz placed them all under an upturned box, then what?

A

Lorenz placed them all under an upturned box, then:

  1. Removed them
  2. Recorded their behaviour
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What are the findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment?

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that immediately after birth:
1. The naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother
,while
2, The incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:

  1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
  2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when?
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This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:

  1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
  2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no what to their natural mother?
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This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings:

  1. Going to Lorenz
  2. Showing no bond to their natural mother
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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
What did these bonds prove?

A

These bonds proved irreversible

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur when?

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Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately how long)?

A

Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours)

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which he terms what and was what?

A

Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which:

  1. He terms the critical period
  2. Was permanent
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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which he terms the critical period and was permanent (the goslings would always be what)?

A

Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which:

  1. He terms the critical period
  2. Was permanent (the goslings would always be imprinted onto humans)
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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which he terms the critical period and was permanent (the goslings would always be imprinted onto humans) and so was what?

A

Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which:

  1. He terms the critical period
  2. Was permanent (the goslings would always be imprinted onto humans) and so was irreversible
18
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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which he terms the critical period and was permanent (the goslings would always be imprinted onto humans) and so was irreversible.
4. What did Lorenz subsequently report on?

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Lorenz subsequently reported on how goslings imprinted onto humans would, as matured adult birds, attempt to mate with humans

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The findings of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Immediately after birth, the naturally hatched baby goslings followed their mother, while the incubator hatched goslings followed Lorenz.
2. This pattern of behaviour was the same when they were released from the upturned box, with the incubator hatched goslings going to Lorenz and showing no bond to their natural mother.
These bonds proved irreversible.
3. Lorenz also noted how imprinting would only occur within the first few hours after birth (approximately 4 - 25 hours), which he terms the critical period and was permanent (the goslings would always be imprinted onto humans) and so was irreversible.
4. Lorenz subsequently reported on how goslings imprinted onto humans would, as matured adult birds, attempt to mate with humans (what)?

A

Lorenz subsequently reported on how goslings imprinted onto humans would, as matured adult birds, attempt to mate with humans (sexual imprinting)

20
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Sexual imprinting

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Sexual imprinting is how later mates are chosen based upon the object they imprinted on

21
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The conclusions of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:

  1. Imprinting is a type of attachment.
  2. Imprinting has a critical period and is needed to form an attachment.
  3. What is kept with the first large moving object?
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Close contact is kept with the first large moving object

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The conclusions of Lorenz’s study of attachment are that:
1. Imprinting is a type of attachment.
2. Imprinting has a critical period and is needed to form an attachment.
3. Close contact is kept with the first large moving object.
4. If a goose didn’t attach during the critical period, it would not attach to a mother figure.
If no attachment has developed within 32 hours, it is unlikely that what?

A

If no attachment has developed within 32 hours, it is unlikely that any attachment will ever develop

23
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Imprinting is very similar to attachment in that it does what?

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Imprinting is very similar to attachment in that it binds the young to a caregiver

24
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Imprinting has consequences both for short-term survival and in the long-term for forming what?

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Imprinting has consequences both for:

  1. Short-term survival
  2. In the long-term for forming internal templates for later relationships
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What is the evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment?

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control, why?

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control, because learned behaviours can be changed by experience

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that:

  1. The fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control, because learned behaviours can be changed by experience.
  2. The fact that imprinting only occurs within a brief, set time period influenced what?
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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that imprinting only occurs within a brief, set time period influenced Bowlby’s idea of a critical period in human babies

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that:

  1. The fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control, because learned behaviours can be changed by experience.
  2. The fact that imprinting only occurs within a brief, set time period influenced Bowlby’s idea of a critical period in human babies - A specific time period within which what must form?
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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that imprinting only occurs within a brief, set time period influenced Bowlby’s idea of a critical period in human babies - A specific time period within which an attachment between:
1. Infant
2. Carer
must form

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that:

  1. The fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control, because learned behaviours can be changed by experience.
  2. The fact that imprinting only occurs within a brief, set time period influenced Bowlby’s idea of a critical period in human babies - A specific time period within which an attachment between infant and carer must form.
  3. The fact that goslings imprinted onto humans exhibit sexual advances to humans when adult birds shows the importance of the behaviour upon what?
A

The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that goslings imprinted onto humans exhibit sexual advances to humans when adult birds shows the importance of the behaviour upon future relationships

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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that:

  1. The fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that the ability is under biological control, because learned behaviours can be changed by experience.
  2. The fact that imprinting only occurs within a brief, set time period influenced Bowlby’s idea of a critical period in human babies - A specific time period within which an attachment between infant and carer must form.
  3. The fact that goslings imprinted onto humans exhibit sexual advances to humans when adult birds shows the importance of the behaviour upon future relationships, something that Bowlby did what with?
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The evaluation of Lorenz’s study of attachment is that the fact that goslings imprinted onto humans exhibit sexual advances to humans when adult birds shows the importance of the behaviour upon future relationships, something that Bowlby incorporated into his continuity hypothesis

31
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AO3:

Who (what year) found that chicks could imprint on an inflated yellow rubber glove?

A

Guiton et al. (1966) that chicks could imprint on an inflated yellow rubber glove

32
Q

AO3:
Guiton et al. (1966) that chicks could imprint on an inflated yellow rubber glove.
The chicks also tried to do what?

A

The chicks also tried to mate with the glove

33
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AO3:
Guiton et al. (1966) that chicks could imprint on an inflated yellow rubber glove.
The chicks also tried to mate with the glove, supporting what?

A

The chicks also tried to mate with the glove, supporting sexual imprinting

34
Q

AO3:
Guiton et al. (1966) that chicks could imprint on an inflated yellow rubber glove.
The chicks also tried to mate with the glove, supporting sexual imprinting.
However, what did they also find?

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They also found that it could be reversed by spending time with their own species

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AO3:
Guiton et al. (1966) that chicks could imprint on an inflated yellow rubber glove.
The chicks also tried to mate with the glove, supporting sexual imprinting.
However, they also found that it could be reversed by spending time with their own species.
What does this mean?

A

This means that:
1. The critical period isn’t true
2. Lorenz isn’t fully correct in the view that imprinting is irreversible
,but
2. It supports Lorenz’s idea of sexual imprinting

36
Q

AO3:
Who (what year) described a peacock that had been reared in the reptile house of a zoo, where the first moving object the peacock saw was a tortoise?

A

Lorenz (1952) described a peacock that had been reared in the reptile house of a zoo, where the first moving object the peacock saw was a tortoise

37
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AO3:
Lorenz (1952) described a peacock that had been reared in the reptile house of a zoo, where the first moving object the peacock saw was a tortoise.
As an adult, what would the bird only do?

A

As an adult, the bird would only direct courtship behaviour towards giant tortoises

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AO3:
Lorenz (1952) described a peacock that had been reared in the reptile house of a zoo, where the first moving object the peacock saw was a tortoise.
As an adult, the bird would only direct courtship behaviour towards giant tortoises, supporting what?

A

As an adult, the bird would only direct courtship behaviour towards giant tortoises, supporting sexual imprinting

39
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AO3:

Imprinting is Lorenz’s own concept, so he could go out of his way to prove it by creating evidence by doing what?

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Imprinting is Lorenz’s own concept, so he could go out of his way to prove it by creating evidence by interpreting the behaviours to provide support for his theory

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AO3:
Imprinting is Lorenz’s own concept, so he could go out of his way to prove it by creating evidence by interpreting the behaviours to provide support for his theory, so what?

A

Imprinting is Lorenz’s own concept, so he could go out of his way to prove it by creating evidence by interpreting the behaviours to provide support for his theory, so researcher bias:

  1. Is an issue
  2. Could undermine the internal validity of his study
41
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When did Lorenz’s study of attachment take place?

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Lorenz’s study of attachment took place in 1935

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