Song in White-Crowned Sparrows Is Learned by Imprinting, and Even

question 141

True/False

Song in white-crowned sparrows is learned by imprinting, and even if deprived of hearing the adult male song during the sensitive period, the young males will always sing the father's song.

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Perceptual Experiment

An experimental methodology designed to study how individuals perceive and interpret sensory stimuli, such as visual or auditory inputs.

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Stimuli

Elements in the environment that trigger physical or behavioral responses in organisms.

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Computational models in cognitive science that are inspired by the neural networks in the brain, emphasizing parallel processing of information.