Young birds rapidly bond with the first moving object they see at a particular life stage. Which learning is this?
ARote learning
BHabituation
CPlay behaviour
DImprinting
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Imprinting
1. The learning is rapid, occurs at a specific life stage and is independent of consequences.
2. Habituation is a weakening response and play is practice behaviour.
3. This is imprinting, first shown by Konrad Lorenz.
_Source: Wikipedia, Learning, section Imprinting_
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