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ɪmˈprɪn tɪŋim·print·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
imprintingnoun
a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
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imprintingnoun
The learning of a behavioral pattern that occurs soon after birth or hatching in certain animals, in which a long-lasting response to an individual (such as a parent) or an object is rapidly acquired; it is particularly noted in the response of certain birds to the animal they first see after hatching, usually the parent, as in ducks who will follow the adult duck they first see.
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imprintingnoun
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.
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imprinting
Imprinting is a type of rapid learning that occurs during a specific and critical period in an organism's early life, typically soon after birth or hatching, where it acquires certain behaviors or preferences by observing and engaging with its surroundings or following a particular stimulus, often the mother or a parental figure. This acquired information often tends to be irreversible and has a lasting effect on the individual's future behavior or development. It is most commonly observed in animals but can also occur in humans.
Webster Dictionary
Imprinting
of Imprint
Wikidata
Imprinting
Imprinting is the term used in psychology and ethology to describe any kind of phase-sensitive learning that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior. It was first used to describe situations in which an animal or person learns the characteristics of some stimulus, which is therefore said to be "imprinted" onto the subject. Imprinting is hypothesized to have a critical period.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imprinting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imprinting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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