Animal studies and attachment

What did Lorenz's research with goslings primarily suggest about attachment?

• Attachment is primarily influenced by environmental factors.

• Organisms have a biological propensity to form attachments early.

• Goslings form attachments based on visual similarities.

• Attachments are irrelevant to survival.

What phenomenon did Lorenz observe with the goslings?

• Goslings only recognized their biological mother.

• Goslings learned to follow objects after several days.

• Goslings followed the first moving object they saw after hatching.

• Goslings displayed no preference between objects.

According to Harlow's studies, what did infant rhesus monkeys prefer?

• Novel toys over any type of surrogate mother.

• A wire mesh food dispensing mother.

• A cloth-covered surrogate mother when frightened.

• To be left alone in a cage.

What did Harlow's findings suggest about the needs of rhesus monkeys?

• Food is the most important factor in attachment.

• Comfort is more crucial than food when forming bonds.

• Monkeys do not require any form of attachment.

• Isolation has no long-term effects on monkeys.

What was a significant outcome of the goslings imprinting on Lorenz?

• They displayed courtship behavior towards other goslings.

• They could not form attachments with other goslings.

• They eventually forgot Lorenz.

• They showed irreversible attachment behaviors.

What long-term behavior did isolated monkeys exhibit according to Harlow?

• Preference for food over comfort.

• Dysfunctional adult behavior.

• Enhanced learning capabilities.

• Healthy social interactions.

What ethical concerns arise from the animal studies discussed?

• Animals have a right not to be researched or harmed.

• All animal research is ethically justified.

• The studies provided no useful data.

• Only human studies should be considered unethical.

What did Lorenz conclude about a peacock reared in a reptile house?

• It feared all moving objects.

• It imprinted on Lorenz himself.

• It directed courtship behavior towards giant tortoises.

• It showed no unusual behaviors.

What does the similarity in brain structure between humans and monkeys suggest?

• Monkeys can perform complex human tasks.

• Findings from monkey studies can be relevant to human psychology.

• Human and monkey social behaviors are entirely different.

• Monkeys have larger brains than humans.

What practical implications does Harlow's research have?

• It encourages isolation in early development.

• It suggests that toys are sufficient for emotional development.

• It highlights the importance of providing comprehensive care in childcare.

• It supports using only food to comfort children.