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Maturation vs Imprinting - What's the difference?

maturation | imprinting |

As nouns the difference between maturation and imprinting

is that maturation is the process of becoming mature while imprinting is (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.

As a verb imprinting is

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maturation

English

Noun

  • The process of becoming mature
  • (biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    imprinting

    English

    Noun

  • (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

    * misimprinting * sexual imprinting

    Verb

    (head)