Chickens Could Not Be Taught to Play Baseball Because They

question 36

Multiple Choice

Chickens could not be taught to play baseball because they would chase the ball after it was batted, rather than run to first base.This was an example of _____ because it demonstrated that the chickens' innate pattern of running after food (the ball) took precedence over running toward a stationary object (first base) .

• A)an autonomic reflex
• B)classical conditioning
• C)operant conditioning
• D)instinctive drift

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