Baby chicks born on a farm will often follow the human that they first see when they hatch. This is a result of _______, the innate process of learning to recognizing a parent.

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The process being described is imprinting, which is when a newborn animal (or human) forms a strong bond with the first moving object it sees shortly after birth. This is a form of learning that is innate and helps the animal identify its mother or caregiver. The other answer choices (attachment, stranger anxiety, implicit learning) are not accurate descriptions of this process.

Baby Chicks Born on a Farm Will Often Follow the Human