imprinting
English
Noun
imprinting (countable and uncountable, plural imprintings)
- (psychology, ethology) Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.
Derived terms
- misimprinting
- sexual imprinting
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