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local enhancement

a form of social learning in which one or more individuals engaging in some behavior with an object in a particular location draw the attention of another to that location, which facilitates the acquisition of similar behavior by that observer. The attraction of attention to a particular place in the environment, not any specific social interactions among the demonstrators and observer, is what leads to learning. For example, ducks in a pen may ignore an escape hole unless they are near another duck who escapes through the hole, thus drawing their attention to it.

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February 23rd 2025

electrotonus

electrotonus

n. the change in the excitability, conductivity, or electrical status of a nerve or muscle following application of an electric current.