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    • support from GUITON'S research
      -demonstrated that leghorn chicks exposed to yellow rubber gloves for feeding imprinted onto the gloves
      -shows young animals imprint onto any moving object that's present during critical period
      -found male chickens later tried to mate with the gloves
      -shows early imprinting linked to later reproductive behaviour
    • although not generalisable, animal studies can be a useful pointer in understanding human behaviour