Animal Studies

• What is a limitation of animal studies like Harlow's or Lorenz's?

  They are reductionist, simplifying complex behaviors
• How do animal studies simplify human attachment behaviors?

  By reducing them to basic biological processes
• What factors in human attachment do animal studies ignore?

  Emotional, social, and cognitive influences
• What do the findings of animal studies fail to represent?

  The complexity of human attachment behaviors
• What is another limitation of animal studies mentioned?


  They often lack ecological validity
• How did Harlow's study demonstrate a lack of ecological validity?

  It used artificial wire/cloth mothers in labs
• Why is the controlled lab setting of Harlow's study problematic?

  It differs significantly from natural environments
• What may the behavior observed in animal studies not accurately reflect?

  How attachment forms in real-world settings