Lorenz - evaluation

Question 1

What does the fact imprinting is irreversible suggest?

Answer 1

ability is under biological control

Question 2

What does the fact the goslings imprinted onto humans exhibit?

Answer 2

sexual advances to humans when adults birds shows the importance of behaviour upon future relationships

Question 3

Why are there extrapolation issues with animal studies?

Answer 3

behaviour of geese isn’t of humans - humans are altricial and animals are precocial