Konrad Lorenz taught ducks to behave as though he were their mother by providing the appropriate stimulus during a sensitive period. This form of learning is called

A) classical conditioning.
B) fixed action behavior.
C) altruism.
D) habituation.
E) imprinting.


Ans: E) imprinting.

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