AO3: Lorenz

Cards (2)

Strength: Research support
What? Support for imprinting
Who? Regolin and Vallortigara - chicks exposed to simple shape combinations and followed it
Why? Young animals born with innate imprinting mechanism
Limitation: Generalisability to humans
What? Lack of generalisability
Who? Mammalian attachment system different to birds
Why? Inappropriate to generalise