He divided a group of goslings into two groups: one spent time with him, one spent time with their mother.
What was Lorenz investigating with his study?
He was investigating the mechanisms of imprinting
What were Lorenz's findings?
Imprinting only happened between 4 and 25 hours after hatching. Gosling's that imprinted on humans would also try to mate with humans, showing how early attachments impact futurerelationships.
What did Lorenz's study suggest?
The fact that imprinting is irreversible suggests that it is biological, and that they form within a certainperiod.
