Imprinting is a social bond that occurs in many animals. Konrad Lorenz examined how newborn geese would imprint not only on their mother but on any moving object. This imprinting occurs during the critical period of the first 12-17 hours after being hatched (Hess, 1958). How do you think this concept can be applied to human children as they begin to relate and recognize their own parents?
As studied under child development, the process in which babies learn to distinguish their mothers, or caregivers who love them is known as attachment. This begins very early in the womb, when an unborn baby starts to recognize the parent's voices, and continues over the period of time as there is a strong parent-child bond that deepens through lengthier, more complex processes. They feel the connect quite instantly and feel it quite hard and strong. It is quite relational to imprinting which we see in animals.
Imprinting is a social bond that occurs in many animals. Konrad Lorenz examined how newborn geese...