By using food as a reinforcement, the Brelands trained pigs to pick up large coins and put them in a "bank." However, rather than picking up the coins, the pigs began pushing the coins with their snouts, illustrating _____ that is related to _____.

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The behavior of the pigs pushing the coins with their snouts instead of picking them up illustrates instinctual drift, which is the tendency for learned behavior to drift towards instinctual behavior. This is related to biological preparedness, as the pigs' natural rooting behavior with their snouts is more instinctual and therefore more likely to occur in response to the task of moving objects.

By Using Food as a Reinforcement, the Brelands Trained Pigs