The principle of [________________] illustrates that there are some things that individuals of a given species cannot learn, or have great difficulty learning, because these things conflict with innate patterns of behavior.

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The principle of instinctive drift illustrates that there are some things that individuals of a given species cannot learn, or have great difficulty learning, because these things conflict with innate patterns of behavior.

Instinctive drift or instinctual drift is the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.