Practice question · Multiple choice
Lorenz's goslings imprinted on him though he offered no food. Why does that make imprinting different from ordinary conditioning?
Hints
- Ask what the goslings got out of following him.
- Conditioning requires something to reinforce the behaviour.
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C. Because it needs no reinforcement, only exposure in the window
Why
Reinforcement is exactly what imprinting does without. A narrow window plus mere exposure produces a lasting attachment, which is why it is treated as its own category.
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