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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