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Animal studies
Lorenz (1952)
Gosling experiment. Hatched with mother or incubator. Once goslings hatch they follow the first thing they saw that moved - which was Lorenz.
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supports the view that having a biological basis for an attachment is adaptive as it promotes survival.
The longevity of the goslings’ bond with Lorenz would support the view that early attachment experiences do predict future bonds.
Harlow (1958)
8 rhesus monkeys, caged from infancy with wire mesh food dispensing and cloth-covered surrogate mothers. measured the time that monkeys spent with each surrogate mother and the amount of time that they cried for their biological mother.
Findings - separated infant rhesus monkeys would show attachment behaviours towards a cloth-covered surrogate mother rather than a food-dispensing surrogate mother. Monkeys in isolation with the surrogate mothers all displayed dysfunctional adult behaviour,
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