Instinctive Drift
Definition
It refers to the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.
Analogy
Imagine you've trained your dog to fetch the newspaper every morning. But one day, instead of bringing it back, he starts tearing it apart - a natural behavior for dogs. This is like instinctive drift, where despite training, the dog's natural instincts take over.
Related terms
Behaviorism: A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP): An instinctive behavioral sequence that is indivisible and runs to completion.
Classical Conditioning: A learning process where two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.
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