Which of the Following Is True About Imprinting

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about imprinting?

• A) It may be triggered by visual or chemical stimuli.
• B) It happens to many adult animals, but not to their young.
• C) It is a type of learning that does not involve innate behavior.
• D) It occurs only in birds.
• E) It causes behaviors that last for only a short time (the sensitive period).

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