Imprinting:
A) is genetically determined without a component of learning.
B) occurs equally well with a variety of stimuli.
C) must occur during a critical period in development.
D) is an encoding of simple information.
E) always occurs between parents and offspring.

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Imprinting must occur during a specific, limited period in an animal's development, known as a critical period. This is when certain types of learning can take place that cannot occur as effectively at other times.