instinct

Examples of instinct in the following topics:

• Evolutionary Theory of Motivation

  • James theorized that behavior was driven by a number of survival instincts.
  • From a biological perspective, an instinct is a species-specific pattern of behavior that is not learned.
  • There was, however, considerable controversy between James and his contemporaries over the exact definition of instinct.
  • James proposed several dozen special human instincts, but many of his contemporaries created different lists.
  • A mother’s protection of her baby, fondness for sugar, and hunting prey were among the human behaviors proposed as true instincts during James’ era.

• Introduction to Animal Behavior

  • Innate behavior, or instinct, is important because there is no risk of an incorrect behavior being learned.
  • Learned behaviors, even though they may have instinctive components, allow an organism to adapt to changes in the environment and are modified by previous experiences.

• Sociobiology

  • Thus, they are often interested in instinctive, or intuitive behavior, and in explaining the similarities, rather than the differences, between cultures.
  • Discuss the concept of sociobiology in relation to natural selection and Charles Darwin, as well as genetics and instinctive behaviors

• Logic

  • Instinct, intuition, abduction, deduction, induction and authority are examples of sources of knowledge.
  • Instinct, intuition and introspection were once of great importance, but are not often seen as credible as "science" when seeking justifications for "knowledge" in Western, industrial societies.

• Simple Learned Behaviors

  • Conversely, learned behaviors, even though they may have instinctive components, allow an organism to adapt to changes in the environment and are modified by previous experiences.

• The "Noisy Minority" Effect

  • They'll just have an instinctive impression that the topic is very controversial, and wait for the fuss to die down.

• The Rate of Adoption

  • Have an innovation adopted by a highly respected individual within a social network, creating an instinctive desire for a specific innovation.

• Benefits of Stretching

  • In its most basic form, stretching is a natural and instinctive activity; it is performed by humans and many animals .
  • Stretching often occurs instinctively after waking from sleep, after long periods of inactivity, or after exiting confined spaces and areas.

• Altruism and Populations

  • Altruistic behaviors may be explained by the natural instinct to improve the chances of passing on one's genes.

• Individualism

  • It contains his most thorough statement of the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas.