Early learning and the development of filial preferences in the chick.

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Newly hatched domestic chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus) rapidly form a social preference for a conspicuous stimulus to which they are exposed. The learning process involved is known as filial imprinting. When chicks are exposed to an audio-visual compound stimulus, both auditory and visual learning are enhanced. The enhancement of visual imprinting is virtually abolished when chicks are exposed separately to the...

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