AO1 - Konrad Lorenz Study

• Who conducted the animal studies on imprinting?

  Konrad Lorenz
• What was the procedure used in Lorenz's study?

  A group of gosling eggs was divided into two groups
• What happened to the goslings in the incubator?

  They saw Lorenz first and followed him
• How did Lorenz test the effects of imprinting?

  He marked the two groups and placed them together
• What was Lorenz's aim in his 1935 study?

  To investigate imprinting in geese
• What did Lorenz find regarding the goslings' behavior?

  Those who saw their mother followed her
• What happens if an animal is not exposed to a moving object during the critical period?

  They will not imprint
• Do all animals imprint on humans?

  No, not all animals will imprint on humans
• What is the critical period in imprinting?

  Time after hatching for imprinting to occur
• What is a conclusion drawn from Lorenz's study?

  Some animals imprint on the first moving thing
• How is imprinting similar to attachment?

  It binds a young animal to a caregiver
• What are the long-lasting effects of imprinting?

  The process is irreversible and long lasting
• What is sexual imprinting?

  It affects later mate preferences
• How does imprinting influence mate selection in animals?

  Animals choose mates similar to their imprint