AO3 - Konrad Lenz Study

• What is a strength of Lorenz's research?

  Supported by studies demonstrating imprinting
• What did Guitton's study demonstrate about chicks?

  Chicks imprinted on yellow rubber gloves
• What does Guitton's finding suggest about imprinting?

  Imprinting is not object-specific
• How does imprinting relate to later reproductive behavior?

  Early attachment type influences mating choices
• What did Lorenz's study suggest about imprinting?

  Animals imprint on any moving object
• What limitation of Lorenz's research is mentioned?

  Characteristics of imprinting have been questioned
• What was initially believed about imprinting's effect on the nervous system?

  It was thought to be irreversible
• What did Guitton find about imprinting in chickens?

  Imprinting could be reversed after socialization
• How has the understanding of imprinting changed?

  Imprinting may resemble learning more than thought
• What problem does the new understanding of imprinting pose for Lorenz?

  His claim of irreversibility is challenged