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- The irreversible acquisition of behavior by a neonate of a social species
during a critical period of development. The neonate is attracted to and mimics
the first moving object seen, thereby acquiring specific patterns of behavior.
- A term in ethology referring to a process similar to rapid learning or
behavioral patterning that occurs at critical points in very early stages of
animal development. The extent to which imprinting occurs in human
development has not been established.
Source: Edgerton, Jane E. 1994. American Psychiatric Glossary, 7th Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press
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