Konrad Lorenz Described That Ducklings Have an Innate Predisposition to Imprint

question 18

Multiple Choice

Konrad Lorenz described that ducklings have an innate predisposition to imprint. What did he mean by this term?

• A) Ducklings will follow whatever salient object they encounter shortly after birth.
• B) Ducklings have an innate predisposition to follow their mother duck.
• C) Ducklings will leave a physical imprint of their feet inside their shell after hatching.
• D) Ducklings learn about predators after a single exposure (imprint) and hide during all future encounters with the same species of predator.

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