Correct Answer - Option 2 : Instincts
The correct answer is both instincts and maturation as per the answer key.
Maturation:
- It refers to the unfolding or gradual opening-up of traits or potentials present in an individual because of genetic inheritance. It is the net result of what one possesses genetically. It provides the raw material for learning. Maturation is a natural process and it involves changes that are associated with normal growth. These changes are independent of learning.
Instinct:
- Instinct is an innate type of behavior. Innate behavior is controlled by genes, it occurs naturally in all members of a particular species. It needs a particular stimulus to trigger, it is only after this, the innate behavior occurs.
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It is inborn, they are not induced by learning.
- It is a natural ability to know what to do.
Imprinting:- Imprinting is any kind of learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage that is rapid and does not depend on the consequences of behavior.
Development refers to qualitative changes in an individual such as a change in personality or other mental and emotional aspects.
