Gilbert Gottlieb observed the differences in bird development, by both observing egg hatching and manipulating variables important to bird development, including calls.
10 Facts About Gilbert Gottlieb
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Gilbert Gottlieb was born in Brooklyn, New York on 22 October 1929.
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Gilbert Gottlieb received the Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child Development Award from the Society of Research in Child Development in 1977.
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In 1956 the Dorothea Dix Hospital opened as the "Insane Hospital of North Carolina"; Gilbert Gottlieb was involved in the research section of the hospital.
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Gilbert Gottlieb noticed that duck eggs laid at the same time hatched at different times.
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The problem that Gilbert Gottlieb found with Hess' research is that he would not replicate what Hess called the "critical period" for imprinting.
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The developmental age that Gilbert Gottlieb measured characterized this "critical period" with an "appropriate" independent variable.
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Gilbert Gottlieb continued his research involving birds by depriving mallard ducks of auditory sensory stimulation experienced in normal development.
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Gilbert Gottlieb then exposed them to both chicken and mallard calls.
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Gilbert Gottlieb found that instincts do not solely depend on experience, but influential social situations.