Um Flashcards
1
Q
imprinting
A
the process by which a gap in the releasing stimulus of an instinct is filled in during an early critical period.
ex: the intinct to follow a daparting parent.they follow the moving stimulus but a gap in there that they dont know what they’re following.
Ex: chicks
2
Q
survival value of imprinting
A
ex: the mother duckling smells dangers and when she leaves the opposite direction, the ducks follow her
3
Q
Instinct
A
unlearned behavior pattern, involuntary
is released by a specific external stimulus
ex: birds fly south together. It has been said that they have internal clock
