Question

A learning process that can occur only during a limited period of the individual's development is called _____.

Answer 1

This process is called as imprinting. It occurs at a particular stage of life and is, therefore, a phase-sensitive learning process. It can be of many types, including filial imprinting, where an offspring gains some of its behavioral characteristics from the parent, or sexual imprinting, through which desirable characteristics of a mate are recognized by a young animal.