Konrad Lorenz performed research with goslings and found that many, upon hatching, identified him as their mother. He called this form of attachment
A) conditioning.
B) imprinting.
C) internalizing.
D) acclimatizing.

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Konrad Lorenz called this form of attachment imprinting, as the goslings imprinted on him as their mother figure upon hatching. Conditioning, internalizing, and acclimatizing do not accurately describe this specific process of attachment.

Konrad Lorenz Performed Research with Goslings and Found That Many