You train your dog to follow a targeting stick and reward him with food as a result of his success. After a few days, you notice that your dog occasionally licks the stick. This scenario is an example of:
A) adjunctive behavior.
B) instinctive drift.
C) sign tracking.
D) CS-US relevance.

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Sign tracking occurs when an animal makes a conditioned response to a stimulus (in this case, the targeting stick) that is associated with a reward (food), indicating that the dog has learned to associate the stick with the reward.

You Train Your Dog to Follow a Targeting Stick and Reward