Salmon are hatched in freshwater streams,and then they migrate to the ocean.When an adult salmon is ready to mate,it returns to the exact stream where it hatched.What term best applies to this behavior?
A)sign stimulus
B)spatial learning
C)imprinting
D)associative learning

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This behavior is an example of imprinting, which is the process by which an animal learns and forms an attachment to an object or individual during a critical period early in its life. In this case, the salmon imprint on the specific characteristics of their natal streams, such as the smell and taste of the water, and use this information to return to the same stream to spawn as adults. Sign stimulus refers to a specific feature of a stimulus that triggers a particular behavior, spatial learning involves the ability to navigate and form cognitive maps of an environment, and associative learning involves forming connections between a stimulus and a particular outcome. None of these concepts fully capture the behavior of salmon returning to their natal streams.

Salmon Are Hatched in Freshwater Streams,and Then They Migrate to the Ocean.When