0.1 Animal research into attachment

who’s work is associated with supporting the monotropic theory

Lorenz - geese

Harlow - monkeys

what did Lorenz look into

• imprinting

• sexual imprinting

what was Lorenz’s research

geese, showing chicks yellow rubber gloves to feed them during critical period

found geese follow the first moving object they see - innate

the chicks imprinted on the glove, later trying to mate with rubber glove rather than geese

what contradicts the idea of imprinting 

Guiton suggests that after spending time with their own species they were able to engage in normal sexual behaviour 

so imprinting is moderately reversible 

what did Hess say about imprinting

hess showed although imprinting process could occur as early as 1 hour after hatching,

the strongest responses occurred between 12 and 17 hours after hatching, and that after 32 hours, imprinting was unlikely to occur at all

what did Harlow look into

• cupboard love

• sensitive comfort

what did Harlows research involve

raising monkeys with either cloth or wire (that fed them) mother

• those with cloth mother - sensitive and received comfort

• those raised with wire mother - poorer mother and less social

what did harlow’s research prove/disprove

cupboard love

monkeys preferred cloth mother although wire provided food 

what were the implications for the monkeys

maternally deprived

aggressive

unable to form relationships