Campbell Biology (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32177-565-8

Chapter 51 - Test Your Understanding - Level 3 - Synthesis/Evaluation - Page 1155: 11

Answer

The type and method of learning is heritable in that specific neurological and endocrine structures are required for any specific type of learning to take place.

Work Step by Step

For example, taking an infant of a species that does not imprint and placing it to be raised by parents of a species that has an initial bonding period will not cause it to imprint on the parents, even if the parents make the same efforts to bond that they would with one of their own offspring. Associative learning is much more common due to its widespread utility in survival, but the same situation is true. Without the correct physiological structures in place to respond to certain experiences, behavioral changes may not result.
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