A dog normally gets a treat each time he fetches the TV remote for his owner.Recently,the dog has started to run away with the remote,chew on it,and has even tried to bury it in the backyard.Which of the following could help explain this behaviour

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Instinctive drift refers to the phenomenon where an animal's learned behavior is overridden by its natural instincts. In this case, the dog's natural behaviors (such as chewing and burying objects, which could be related to instinctual behaviors like bone chewing and hiding food) are taking over the learned behavior of fetching the remote for a treat.

A Dog Normally Gets a Treat Each Time He Fetches