Contrafreeloading
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A behaviour, where, when given a choice, an individual animal will choose a food source which requires effort to obtain instead of that which requires little to no effort. uncountable
"There is also a free treat option in the puzzle box, a way for the researchers here to measure something called “contrafreeloading.” This term describes a behavior animals demonstrate when they choose to work for a reward rather than just freeloading from readily available food."
- 1 present participle and gerund of contrafreeload form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"There is also a free treat option in the puzzle box, a way for the researchers here to measure something called “contrafreeloading.” This term describes a behavior animals demonstrate when they choose to work for a reward rather than just freeloading from readily available food."
Etymology
From contra- + freeloading.
From contrafreeload + -ing.
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