If a baby squirrel is adopted by a mother cat and begins to copy the behaviors of the cat, it is an example of
A) operant conditioning.
B) habituation.
C) trial-and-error learning.
D) imprinting.
E) insight learning.

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Imprinting is a form of learning in which a young animal comes to recognize another animal, person, or thing as a parent or other object of trust. In this case, the baby squirrel adopting behaviors from the mother cat is an example of imprinting, as it begins to see the cat as a parental figure and mimics its behaviors.

If a Baby Squirrel Is Adopted by a Mother Cat