Pigs trained to pick up large wooden coins subsequently delayed receiving a food reinforcer because they would repeatedly drop and push the coins with their snouts. This best illustrates

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The behavior of the pigs pushing and dropping the wooden coins despite the delay in receiving a food reinforcer is an example of instinctive drift, which refers to the tendency of an animal to revert back to previously learned innate behaviors that interfere with operant conditioning.

Pigs Trained to Pick Up Large Wooden Coins Subsequently Delayed