Ethology Flashcards
1
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Imprinting
A
going to your mother out of habit.
2
Q
Critical period
A
a specific tim during development when a particular event has its greatest consequences.
3
Q
Sensitive period
A
organisms are particularly susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences.
4
Q
Ethology
A
behavior is strongly influenced by biology, it tied to evolution and chracterized by critical sensitive periods.
