It refers to the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.
A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP): An instinctive behavioral sequence that is indivisible and runs to completion.
A learning process where two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.