In their use of operant conditioning techniques to train animals from many species to perform various behaviours,Keller and Marion Breland described instances of animal "misbehaviour." To what do they attribute this misbehaviour?
A)spontaneous recovery of extinguished behaviours.
B)use of punishment rather than reinforcement.
C)tendency for learned behaviour to drift toward instinctual behaviour.
D)use of shaping by successive approximations.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Brelands observed that learned behaviour tended to drift towards instinctual behaviour, which is referred to as instinctive drift. This phenomena is attributed to the biological tendency of an animal to respond in ways that reflect its evolutionary history, despite being trained to do otherwise.

In Their Use of Operant Conditioning Techniques to Train Animals