What is the Normal Imprinting Stimulus to a Hatchling Graylag

Question

What is the normal imprinting stimulus to a hatchling graylag goose?
A) an image of a model of an adult graylag goose
B) a nearby object that is moving away
C) recognition of its biological mother
D) any other adult of its own species
E) any human

Accepted Answer

The normal imprinting stimulus to a hatchling graylag goose is a nearby object that is moving away. This phenomenon was extensively studied by Konrad Lorenz, who found that young geese follow the first moving object they see after hatching, which in natural conditions would typically be their mother. This process is known as imprinting.