Imprinting - Lorenz - aim&method Flashcards

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What was the aim?

A

to investigate mechanisms of imprinting where the youngsters follow and form and attachment to the first large moving object they see

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What did Lorenz split?

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a clutch of greylag goose eggs into 2 batches

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3
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What were the two batches?

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one hatched naturally and one hatched in an incubator

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4
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What did Lorenz make sure?

A

he was the first moving object for the newly hatched goslings in the incubator

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Why did Lorenz mark all of the goslings?

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so he could determine whether they were naturally hatched or hatched from incubator

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