During operant learning, the tendency for an organism to revert to innate, species-specific behaviours is called ________.
A) free will
B) successive approximations
C) shaping
D) instinctive drift

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Instinctive drift is a phenomenon where during operant learning, the learned responses of the organism tend to be replaced by their innate, species-specific behaviors. This happens because the animal's instincts are stronger than the learned responses. Therefore, as training progresses, the animal's behavior becomes less predictable and more instinctive, and it drifts away from the learned behaviors.

During Operant Learning, the Tendency for an Organism to Revert