Imprinting is a

a. response to a stimulus.
b. learned behavior that occurs during a critical
time period.
c. fixed action pattern.
d. decline in the level of a response to a
nonthreatening stimulus.
e. type of learning that involves solving novel
problems.


Answer: b

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