In the movie "Meet the Parents," Robert Deniro's character trained the family cat, Mr. Jinx, to use a toilet. The cat's mother commented, however, that the cat still seems to want to "dig, squat, and bury," every time it needed to relieve itself
This tendency to revert back to original, instinctive behaviors despite training is called __________.
a. evolutionary basing
b. counterconditioning
c. instinctive drift
d. revertive acting
Answer: C
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