This scenario perfectly illustrates ontogenic behavior Ontogeny refers to the learning history of an individual organism encompassing the changes in behavior that occur as a result of an individuals interaction with their environment The students initial behavior staying late was likely under the control of a history of reinforcement or the expectation thereof and the subsequent cessation of this behavior is due to the withholding of reinforcement an individual learning experience Phylogenic behavior in contrast refers to behavior inherited through the evolutionary history of a species eg reflexes fixed action patterns instincts Respondent behavior involves involuntary reflexes elicited by specific antecedent stimuli often independent of consequence Cultural behavior involves practices transmitted across generations through social learning and shared community practices which is not the primary mechanism at play in this individuals direct experience The students behavior change is a direct result of their personal environmental contingencies lack of teacher acknowledgment following effort making it a prime example of ontogenic development