The rapid early learning process by which a newborn establishes a behavior pattern of recognition and attraction to another animal of its own kind or to an object identified as the parent is called:

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The early learning process described in the question - where a newborn establishes a behavior pattern of recognition and attraction to another animal of its own kind or to an object identified as the parent - is called imprinting. This term was coined by ethologist Konrad Lorenz who observed the behavior in geese and other animals. Ethology (choice B) is the scientific study of animal behavior, including the behavior of the imprinting process. Evolution (choice C), etoecology (choice D), and phylogeny (choice E) are not directly related concepts to the behavior described.

The Rapid Early Learning Process by Which a Newborn Establishes