Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about imprinting and its timing.
Hints
- Two options are misconceptions - one about reversibility, one about reward.
- Imprinting is durable and reward-free; reject any option that says otherwise.
Show the answer
- A. Imprinting requires no reinforcement to become established.
- C. A sensitive period has softer edges than a strict critical period.
- D. Sexual imprinting can misdirect mate choice onto a foster species.
Why
No reinforcement needed, sensitive periods being softer than critical ones, and foster-species mate misdirection are all true. Imprinting is durable (not easily reversed) and needs no food reward - so those two are false.
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