Animal Studies of Attachment
- Created by: caitlyn.hole
- Created on: 28-06-17 10:37
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- Animal Studies
- Lorenz randomly divided goose eggs into 2 groups; 1=hatched with mother in natural environment 2=hatched in incubator raised by Lorenz
- Geese imprinted on first moving thing they see if done within critical period
- Evidence that attachment is innate/biological
- Harlow reared 16 baby monkeys in 2 conditions 1=wire 'mum' with feeder 2=cloth 'mum' with no feeder
- Chose comfort over food, especially when frightened
- Severe social dysfunction due to maternal deprivation
- More practical to use animals - no demand characteristics
- Issues with generalising
- Human babies aren't mobile for many months
- Humans more protective of children for longer time period
- Ethical issues: cost-benefit analysis needed + suffering considered human-like
- Practical application
- Social workers understand risk factors in child neglect/abuse so can prevent it
- Importance of attachment figures for monkeys in zoos
- Lorenz randomly divided goose eggs into 2 groups; 1=hatched with mother in natural environment 2=hatched in incubator raised by Lorenz
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