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Electric fences stop grazing animals from straying. This is an example of ____.

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imprinting

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instinct

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conditioning

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imitation

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Solution

The correct option is C conditioning
$∙$ Conditioning is a learned behaviour.
$∙$ It is a response to stimulus automatically shown out of experience which is different from the natural ones.
$∙$ When the animals get electric shock after touching an electric fence, next time they avoid the fence even though it is turned off.

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