English

Noun

1. In the context of "psychology|ethology": Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Derived terms

• sexual imprinting

Verb

1. present participle of imprint

• Genomic imprinting, a mechanism of regulating gene expression
• Imprinting (psychology), in psychology and ethology
• Molecular imprinting, in polymer chemistry
• Metabolic imprinting, the phenomenon by which the metabolism of the developing fetus may be "programmed" during gestation

See also

• Imprint (disambiguation)