With some difficulty, a raccoon was trained to place a single coin in a piggy bank, but when the trainer attempted to train the raccoon to place two coins in the bank, the raccoon rubbed the coins together for minutes on end, and would not drop the coins.This is an example of
A)instinctive drift.
B)stereotypy.
C)sensitization.
D)differential variability.

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Instinctive drift is when an animal's innate behaviors interfere with learned behaviors. In this case, the raccoon's instinct to rub objects together interfered with its learned behavior of dropping the coins in the bank. Stereotypy refers to repetitive, ritualistic behaviors, sensitization is an increase in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure, and differential variability does not apply to this situation.

With Some Difficulty, a Raccoon Was Trained to Place a Single