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instinctive drift: a standalone construct

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Comparative psychology

tendency of trained animals to slide back toward species-typical food-related behaviour that interferes with conditioned responses.

In comparative psychology, instinctive drift refers to tendency of trained animals to slide back toward species-typical food-related behaviour that interferes with conditioned responses. This meaning comes from Breland (1961) in American Psychologist.[1]

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  1. Breland, K., & Breland, M. (1961). The misbehavior of organisms. American Psychologist, 16(11), 681-684. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0040090

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