The tendency of animals to revert to intuitive behavior that interferes with learning is called

A. instinctive drift.
B. preparedness.
C. conceptualization.
D. instinctive learning.


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. learning b. maintaining c. changing d. all of these

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A. He will attribute his failure to his lack of effort. B. He will blame the coach for making a poor decision. C. He will think about something he does well. D. He will ignore the feedback and continue to think of himself as a gifted baseball player.

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A(n) ____________________ occurs when individuals attribute the cause of a person's behavior to an internal personality trait or disposition

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Psychology