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What is an ethologist?
An ethologist is a zoologist who studies animals in their natural habitats.
What does imprinting involve?
a) A newly born animal looking for its mother
b) A newly born animal following the first moving object they see
c) A newly born animal attempting to stand up
b.
Imprinting involves a newly born animal following the first moving object they see.
Lorenz hypothesised that if baby animals can imprint after a very short space of time then attachment must be .
Lorenz hypothesised that if baby animals can imprint after a very short space of time then attachment must be innate.
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What is an ethologist?
An ethologist is a zoologist who studies animals in their natural habitats.
What does imprinting involve?
a) A newly born animal looking for its mother
b) A newly born animal following the first moving object they see
c) A newly born animal attempting to stand up
b.
Imprinting involves a newly born animal following the first moving object they see.
Lorenz hypothesised that if baby animals can imprint after a very short space of time then attachment must be .
Lorenz hypothesised that if baby animals can imprint after a very short space of time then attachment must be innate.
True or False?
Lorenz identified a critical period of 24-28 hours after hatching when imprinting occurs in geese.
False.
Lorenz identified a critical period of 13-16 hours after hatching when imprinting occurs in geese.
What did Guiton (1966) use for the purposes of imprinting with newly hatched leghorn chicks?
a) Yellow rubber gloves
b) A cardboard cut-out of Homer Simpson
c) A toy chicken
a.
Guiton (1966) used yellow rubber gloves for the purposes of imprinting with newly hatched leghorn chicks.
What is the major difference between imprinting in birds and attachment in humans?
a) Imprinting is permanent, whereas attachment may change over time
b) Imprinting is an innate drive, whereas attachment is learned behaviour
c) Birds can imprint onto inanimate objects, whereas attachment in humans is a two-way process
c.
The major difference between imprinting in birds and attachment in humans is that birds can imprint onto inanimate objects whereas attachment in humans is a two-way process.
Which one of the following is not measured in Harlow's research using rhesus monkeys?
a) Prosocial behaviour
b) Maternal-separation
c) Dependency needs
d) Social isolation
a.
Prosocial behaviour is not measured in Harlow's research using rhesus monkeys.
The two conditions of Harlow's independent variable in his research using rhesus monkeys are: milk dispensed via the 'mother' or milk dispensed via the 'mother'.
The two conditions of Harlow's independent variable in his research using rhesus monkeys are: milk dispensed via the cloth 'mother' or milk dispensed via the wire 'mother'.
True or False?
Harlow found that the monkeys raised with the plain-wire 'mother' were the most dysfunctional.
True.
Harlow found that the monkeys raised with the plain-wire 'mother' were the most dysfunctional.
These monkeys were more aggressive, less sociable, bred less and attacked their offspring.
Which one of the following is not one of the conclusions that Harlow made after conducting his study?
a) That there is a critical period for dysfunctional behaviour to develop
b) If monkeys socialise with other monkeys before the age of three months, some dysfunctional behaviours can be reversed
c) Monkeys who spend more than six months in isolation with only a wire mother did not recover normal monkey behaviour
d) Maternal deprivation does not affect monkeys
d.
Maternal deprivation does not affect monkeys is not one of the conclusions that Harlow made after conducting his study.
A huge limitation of Harlow's monkey study is its e.g. the severe and lasting it brought on the monkeys.
A huge limitation of Harlow's monkey study is its ethics e.g., the severe and lasting damage it caused the monkeys.
The monkeys found it difficult to form relationships with other monkeys and displayed unsettling and abnormal behaviour.
True or False?
A strength of Harlow's research is that it has real-world applications.
True.
A strength of Harlow's research is that it has real-world applications.
Psychologists and social workers understand that a lack of parental bonding and nurture can have a detrimental effect on a child's development.