The understanding that newborn ducklings and goslings will imprint upon and follow their mothers immediately after birth came from early work in the field of
A) ethology.
B) sociobiology.
C) ecological theory.
D) information processing.

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The concept of imprinting in newborn ducklings and goslings was first studied in depth by Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz in the mid-20th century. Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and is therefore the best choice for this question. Sociobiology is the study of how social behavior arises and is maintained in animals, but it is not directly related to imprinting in newborns. Ecological theory and information processing are also not directly related to this concept.

The Understanding That Newborn Ducklings and Goslings Will Imprint Upon