Which of the following is most strongly related to the concept of instinctive drift?
A)A chicken being trained to play baseball reacted to the ball as if it were food.
B)Rats that were shocked associated the shock with a buzzer and light but not a sweet taste.
C)Rats made ill by X-rays associated it with sweet water but not a light or buzzer.
D)A coyote learns to avoid sheep because ranchers have paired sheep meat with lithium chloride.

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Instinctive drift refers to the phenomenon where an animal's innate behaviors interfere with conditioned responses, as seen in the example of a chicken treating a baseball like food, which is a natural behavior overriding trained behavior.

Which of the Following Is Most Strongly Related to the Concept