Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Homework Assignment: Imprinting

Heres a download of the homework sheet set last week on Konrad Lorenz and Imprinting

3 comments:

followthelight said...

Um sir, i did the homework but im having trouble finding out about how many ethograms a zookeeper/field scienist might need. i found a few websites but it's nothing i can understand. It's things like how to become a field scientist and how to right the perfect ethology. agh

Mr Roberts said...

No worries Noor. Think logically, as a field biologist could you produce a complete picture of behaviour with one observation of an animal?
I don't think that there is a set number; the key idea is the more data the better.
Consider observing humans: Seeing someone do something once does not mean that they will always follow that pattern of behaviour. Observing a pattern of behaviour over a long period of time produces a better picture with accurate data/information.
Some Biologists devote their lives to the study of one species of animal.

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Konrad Lorenz: Imprinting

Natural Imprinting: Ducks

Just for fun: Pavlov's Cat

Music to Kick Back & Revise To! Here you go Noor!