For other uses, see Imprinting (disambiguation) . In psychology and ethology, imprinting is any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.t was first used to describe situations in which an animal or person learns the characteristics of some stimulus, which is therefore said to be imprinted onto the subject. Imprinting is hypothesized to have a critical period.
Highest batting average for a career is .366 by Ty Cobb (1905-1928). Highest batting average for a season in the dead ball era is .4397 by Hugh Duffy in 1894 (age 27). Highest average in a season in the modern era is .406 by Ted Williams in 1941 (age 22). Highest batting average in the National League for 2012 was .336 by Buster Posey (age 25). The highest batting average in the American League in 2012 was .330 by Miguel Cabrera (age 29). Edit: Subtopics added on this question.
Ty Cobb may have been the best baseball player of all-time, but there is little doubt that he was the dirtiest. Cobb was the leading vote getter on the inaugural Hall of Fame ballot (above Babe Ruth), set 90 MLB records during his career, and still has the high career batting average (.367). But Cobb's legacy as a great player is overshadowed by his style of play and off-field issues. Cobb was known for sliding with his spikes up when he stole bases, when he sharpened to intentionally cause fielders to bleed, but those were the smaller of the Cobb controversies. He was a known fighter on and off the field -- one time he fought umpire Billy Evans after a game.