imprinting

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On analogy with other supposedly innately specified processes like imprinting or visual development, Lenneberg used the existence of a critical period as further evidence that language possesses a proprietary basis in biology.

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  1. noun A rapid learning process by which a newborn or very young animal establishes a behavior pattern of recognition and attraction to another animal of its own kind or to a substitute or an object identified as the parent.

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  • For chicks the critical period of "mother-imprinting" lies between 13 hours and 16 hours after hatching. —  The Human Brain
  • It's called "imprinting" and it's a major problem because you can't undo it. —  Last Chance to See
  • On analogy with other supposedly innately specified processes like imprinting or visual development, Lenneberg used the existence of a critical period as further evidence that language possesses a proprietary basis in biology. —  Innateness and Language
  • Genes fit this definition, but so do lots of examples of nongenetic transmission; e.g., habitat stability resulting from nest site imprinting, the song that a bird learns, various micro-organism symbionts, not to mention SCC transmission. —  Replication
  • On that basis he thought that any sort of magical imprinting, such as a major enchantment, would be effective again when removed from this eerie dead area. —  With a Single Spell
 

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