In _____, the behavior that is being operantly conditioned is gradually supplanted by a classically conditioned fixed action pattern
A) sign tracking
B) instinctive drift
C) CS-US relevance
D) negative automaintenance

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Instinctive drift occurs when an animal's innate behaviors interfere with behaviors being reinforced through operant conditioning, leading to the animal reverting to instinctual behaviors rather than the learned operant behaviors. This phenomenon demonstrates how powerful innate behaviors can be, even in the face of direct reinforcement for alternative actions.

In _____, the Behavior That Is Being Operantly Conditioned Is