If the chick is in a adjacent grid, some smaller number will be assigned. If the chick is in an even more distant grid, a still smaller number will be assigned, and so on. Hence, fractional scores can be obtained. Again, only animals that approach and stay near the target will be awarded imprinting scores. A high score indicates that the S has remained close to the target for relatively long periods and that imprinting has occurred.
Low scores imply the opposite.
Prenatal auditory imprinting on chickens. Socialization and imprinting in brown leghorn chicks. The interaction of learned and innate behavior. The critical periods. Select values for the variables.