imprinting

(noun)

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

Related Terms

Examples of imprinting in the following topics:

  • Simple Learned Behaviors

    • Simple learned behaviors include habituation and imprinting, both of which are important to the maturation process of young animals.
    • Simple learned behaviors include habituation and imprinting, both of which are important to the maturation process of young animals.
    • Imprinting is a type of learning that occurs at a particular age or a life stage that is rapid and independent of the species involved.
    • However, if newborn ducks see a human before they see their mother, they will imprint on the human and follow it in just the same manner as they would follow their real mother.
    • The attachment of ducklings to their mother is an example of imprinting.

  • Promotional Objectives

    • These items are usually imprinted with a company's name, logo or slogan, and given away at trade shows, conferences, and as part of guerrilla marketing campaigns.
    • These items are usually imprinted with a company's name, logo or slogan, and given away at trade shows, conferences, and as part of guerrilla marketing campaigns.

  • Holography

    • Laser: Holograms are recorded using a flash of light that illuminates a scene and then imprints on a recording medium, much in the way a photograph is recorded.
    • It is this interference pattern that is imprinted on the recording medium .
    • Holograms are recorded using a flash of light that illuminates a scene and then imprints on a recording medium, much in the way a photograph is recorded.

  • Introduction to Animal Behavior

    • Simple learned behaviors include habituation and imprinting—both are important to the maturation process of young animals.

  • Evolution of Angiosperms

    • A few early Cretaceous rocks show clear imprints of leaves resembling angiosperm leaves.
    • This leaf imprint shows a Ficus speciosissima, an angiosperm that flourished during the Cretaceous period.

  • Defining Values

    • Imprint period (birth to age seven): Individuals begin establishing the template for what will become their own values.

  • Evolution of Land Plants

    • Imprints of Cooksonia show slender, branching stems ending in what appear to be sporangia.

  • Learning

  • The Holy Experiment

    • William Penn and his fellow Quakers imprinted their religious values on the early Pennsylvanian government.

  • Repressed Memories

    • ., relating to or influenced by the emotions) and sensory imprint, rather than a memory that includes a full account of what happened.