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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when a songbird experiences sensorimotor decoupling during vocal learning?
A)Accurate vocal mimicry replication
B)Crystallized, stable song output
C)Variable and iterative song experimentation✓
D)Enhanced species-typical song recognition
💡 Explanation
Sensorimotor decoupling disrupts the feedback loop during development because this allows the bird to explore novel vocalizations without immediate error correction which results in variable experimentation rather than precise output, therefore leading to song mutations and experimentation; thus, rather than accurate mimicry.
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