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1
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who investigated the critical period and the effects of imprinting?

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Lorenz

2
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what did Lorenz’s procedures consist of?

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divided the goose eggs into 2 groups
-group 1 was left with mother
-group 2 incubated and saw Lorenz first
so it is a independent groups design

3
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what were the IV and DV of Lorenz research?

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IV - attachment figure

DV- who they attach to

4
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what were the findings of Lorenz’s research?

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group 1 followed mother group 2 followed Lorenz when divided into 2

5
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what conclusions can we make about Lorenz’s research?

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  • geese attached to Lorenz were affected later in life
  • perfomed mating displays to Lorenz
  • if geese didn’t form this attachment in critical period- they never would of
6
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what is a strength of Lorenz’s research?

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-other research- chicks who imprinted on yellow rubber gloves later tried mating with them as adults - shows animals will imprint on any moving objects during the critical period

7
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what is a criticism of Lorenz’s research? 1

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cannot extrapolate - e.g. chicks are mobile from birth humans are not and form more emotional attachments -

8
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what is a criticism of Lorenz’s research? 2

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unethical - geese that printed on Lorenz was affected in later life - although we wouldn’t be able to do this study with humans

9
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what is a criticism of Lorenz’s research? 3

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imprinting could be reversed - chicks after engaging with own species were able to engage in normal sexual behaviour - Lorenz isn’t entirely accurate and Lorenz over emphasised importance of first attachment

10
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who else did a animal study into attachments?

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Harlow (doesn’t support bowlby)

11
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what was harlow’s procedures?

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8 newborn monkeys taken form mothers for 165 days. monkeys given a choice of surrogate mothers, one wire and milk and one covered in soft cloth, he recorded amount of time monkey spent with mother and their response when frightened

12
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what were the findings of Harlow’s research?

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-monkeys spent most time with cloth mother
-when frightened they clung to cloth mother
long-lasting effects - unable to socialise with other monkeys and mate

13
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what did Harlow conclude about his research?

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infants don’t develop attachments to who feeds them but to who offers comfort

14
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what is a criticism of Harlow’s research? 1

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methodological issues - heads were different of mothers , one with cloth looked more like a monkey - maybe the monkey spent more time with cloth because it was more attractive not that it offered comfort

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what is a criticism of Harlow’s research? 2

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cannot extrapolate - we cannot confidently say humans form attachments in the same way monkeys do

16
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what is a criticism of Harlow’s research? 3

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unethical - longterm and emotional damage to monkeys - research like this should never be replicated

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