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Lorenz's
Research
1935
Lorenz
's Research
1. Randomly divided clutch of
gosling
eggs into 2 groups
2. One group hatched with
mother
3. Other group hatched in
incubator
Imprinting
An
innate
readiness to develop a strong bond with
mother
during a specific time, the first few
hours
after birth
Those placed in an
incubator
did not recognise mother, but followed
Lorenz
Imprinting
Restricted to
critical period
(first 2 days of seeing
moving
object)
Not all animals will
imprint
on humans
Imprinting
The process is
irreversible
and long lasting, could affect mating preferences whereby they will chose a mate with the same object they
imprinted
Harlow's
Research (The Origins of Love)
1959
Harlow
's Research
Created
two
wire mothers with a different head, one wrapped in
cloth
, the other was bare but held
food
8
infant monkeys were examined, 165 days
Observations
were made on the time spent with each of the two mothers
Harlow also recorded long terms effects including
sociability
and
mating
behaviour
Those who needed food spent as
little
time as possible on
wire
mother
Attachment
Infants do not develop an attachment to the person who
feeds
them, but to the person offering
contact comfort
All
socially abnormal, and did not show
normal
mating behaviour
If spent time within
3 months
with peers could recover
If spent time with peers for
6
months, unable to
recover
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