"Imprinting" refers to the process
A) that occurs during repeated stimulus exposure in which the subject eventually displays an emotional response opposite to the initial emotional response.
B) by which a very young animal becomes attached to its mother and other members of its species due to stimulus exposure.
C) by which human infants learn to recognize, differentiate, and respond to displays of facial emotion of the people around them.
D) that occurs when an organism is exposed to an intense emotional stimulus, which then becomes a permanent aversive or traumatic discriminative stimulus.

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"Imprinting" is a process observed in some animals, notably birds like ducks and geese, where very young animals form attachments and develop a sense of identification with other animals or objects in their environment shortly after birth or hatching. This process is crucial for their survival, socialization, and learning. It does not refer to learning emotional responses, facial recognition in humans, or the formation of traumatic responses, as described in the other options.

"Imprinting" Refers to the Process