Which process best illustrates the effect of development stages on the interaction between instinct and learning?

Imprinting                                                                  

Explanation:

Imprinting, in ethology and psychology, is defined as any kind of learning that occurs at a specific life stage or age of a person i.e. phase-sensitive learning which is independent and rapid as a result of a particular behavior.

Through imprinting an animal gains sense to identify different species, birds identify when and where to hatch.

Example: A movie Fly Away Home is based upon the imprinting phenomenon.

The process that best illustrates the effect of developmental stages on the interaction between instinct and learning is imprinting.

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