Pigs can be conditioned to deposit coins in a piggy bank for food reinforcement.However,with continual training,the effectiveness of the operant behavior decreases.This change in the pigs' behavior is an example of ______.
A)declining intelligence
B)learning selectivity
C)instinctive predisposition
D)instinctive drift

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Instinctive drift refers to the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response. In this case, the pigs revert to their natural foraging behaviors, which disrupts the learned behavior of depositing coins.

Pigs Can Be Conditioned to Deposit Coins in a Piggy