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

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This behavior is an example of imprinting, which is the formation of a strong and permanent bond between an organism and an environmental stimulus that occurs during a critical period of development. The salmon's strong homing instinct and ability to navigate back to their birthplace suggests that they have imprinted on the stream or river where they were spawned.

A Salmon Returns to Its Home Stream to Spawn