Connolly and Moray's (1964) method for calculating the expected chance level of following in birds in the laboratory imprinting situation was shown to vary as a function of the size of the imprinting stimulus. A modification of the original formula was proposed to take into account these size differences. Data from a study on size preferences during imprinting were included to demonstrate the significant influence of following by chance.
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