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Imprinting is the word utilised in psychology and ethology for describing any type of phase-sensitive learning which is fast and relatively independent of the result of behaviour. It was first utilised to explain the situation where an animal or individual learns the properties of some stimulus, which is accordingly known as “imprinted”.

Which of the following options defines the word ’imprinting’ as in animal behaviour?

  1. Time-dependent form of learning behaviour by exposure to indicate stimulus

  2. Native behaviour of the given animal which is usually determined

  3. Learned behaviour that an animal displays at the time of different stages of its life

  4. None of these
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Explanation

In animal behaviour, the word ’imprinting’ defines rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically soon after birth or hatching and establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object, as attachment to parent, offspring or site. 

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