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Which of the following explains the return of salmon to their own birth place to breed?

A
Habituation
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A stimulus
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C
Operant conditioning
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Reasoned behavior
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E
Imprinting
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Solution

The correct option is E Imprinting
A form of learning that occurs during a brief genetically determined critical period shortly after birth is called as imprinting. Salmon learned, shortly after birth, about their birth place as they found themselves there just after birth. This makes them recognize the place and go there for breeding. Conditioned is also a learned response in which stimulus becomes associated with a consequence. Habituation is the most complicated form of learned behavior and includes applying something already learned to a new situation without a period of trial and error. The reasoning is making the concept of cause and effect in particular context. Thus, the correct answer is option E.

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