A salmon returns to its home stream to spawn. What term best applies to this behavior?
A)sign stimulus
B)habituation
C)imprinting
D)classical conditioning
E)operant conditioning

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The behavior of returning to its home stream to spawn is an example of imprinting, which is a form of learning that occurs during a critical period in an animal's development and results in a relatively permanent behavioral change. Salmon imprint on the unique smell of their natal stream during their first migration to the ocean and use this information to find their way back to the same location years later to spawn.

A Salmon Returns to Its Home Stream to Spawn