Chickens could not be taught to play baseball because they would chase the ball after it was batted, rather than run to first base.This was an example of _____ because it demonstrated that the chickens' innate pattern of running after food (the ball)took precedence over running toward a stationary object (first base).
A)an autonomic reflex
B)classical conditioning
C)operant conditioning
D)instinctive drift

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Instinctive drift refers to the phenomenon where an animal's learned behavior is overridden by its innate behaviors. In this case, the chickens' natural instinct to chase after what they perceive as potential food (the ball) overrides the learned behavior of running to first base, illustrating instinctive drift.

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