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- - - - Lorenz demonstrated the concept of imprinting - this is where animals will attach to the first moving object or person they see directly after birth
      - imprinting/the formation of an attachment must occur within the critical period of attachment is not possible and the consequences of a failure to form an attachemnt are irreversible
      - Lorenz showed that imprinting occured in a clutch of goose eggs, where half attached to and followed Lorenz after seeing him as the first moving person after birth
      - :no_entry: significant issues with generalising animal studies to human behaviours
    - - Harlow demonstrated the importance of contact comfort with monkeys and two fake mothers (one cloth mother, and one wire mother)
      - the researchers found that when the monkeys were scared, irrespective of which wire monkey was dispensing milk, the baby monkeys would always seek comfort from the cloth-bound mother, (the baby monkey spent 22 hours on the cloth mother)
        this led to the conclsuion that contact comfort was more important than food in the development of attachments
      - Harlow also reported developmental issues associated with the infant monkeys, even those who had the option of choosing the cloth-bound mother, the researchers found that such monkeys were less skilled at mating, were aggressive towards their own children and would be socially reclusive, this also demonstrated the importance of a secure attachment to a primary attachment figure within the critical period
      - :check: Harlow's research has significant practical value
        :no_entry: ethical issues