Which of the Following Describes the Process by Which White-Crowned

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the process by which white-crowned sparrows learn the "crystallized" song for their species?

• A) by listening to adult sparrow songs during a sensitive period as a fledgling, followed by a practice period until the juvenile matches its melody to its memorized fledgling song
• B) by listening to the song of its own species during a critical period so that it will imprint to its own species song and not the songs of other songbird species
• C) by performing the crystallized song as adults when they become sexually mature, as the song is programmed into the innate behavior for the species
• D) by observing and practicing after receiving social confirmation from other adults at a critical period during their first episode of courtship behavior

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