difference between fixed action pattern and imprinting

[UFiA0389]

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Does anyone know the difference between fixed action pattern and imprinting?

 

[herkulease]

imprinting can be thought as something that is learned.

fixed action pattern is something that initiate or instinctive.

 

[UFiA0389]

but kaplan says FAP is learned

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

but kaplan says FAP is learned

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[UFiA0389]

Whoops i read something wrong, your right im sorry 🙂

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

FAP is a reflex that is instinctual that benefits the animal.

Imprinting is a process that happens very early in a animal's life that helps it with survival. For example, a gosling would think that the first large moving object it sees is it's mother, and would follow the large object around.