In one of his experiments, Skinner put several pigeons in Skinner boxes, set the food dispenser to deliver food every 15 seconds, and left the birds to their own devices. Later, he returned and found the birds engaging in odd, idiosyncratic behaviours, such as pecking aimlessly in a corner or turning in circles. Skinner referred to these behaviours as:
A) inadvertent.
B) nonsensical.
C) unexplainable.
D) superstitious.
D) superstitious.
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