| instinct definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned | 33 sets |
| 2 | a behavior that an organism inherits | 13 sets |
| 3 | an inherited behavior pattern | 12 sets |
| 4 | a natural feeling that guides one to act in a certain way | 11 sets |
| 5 | a complex pattern of behavior that is fixed across a species | 11 sets |
| 6 | inherited animal behavior, not taught | 8 sets |
| 7 | ösztön | 8 sets |
| 8 | an inherited behavior | 8 sets |
| 9 | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. | 7 sets |
| 10 | 1. inborn inclination; natural impulse 2. natural talent; gift; knack; aptitude | 6 sets |
| 11 | inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli | 6 sets |
| 12 | specific, inborn behavior patterns characteristic of an entire species; thought to account for human behavior until 1920s when it was learned that 1) behavior is learned, 2) behavior is rarely rigid and inflexible, 3) behavior to instinct means nothing; ex. salmon swim upstream to spawn, spiders spin webs | 6 sets |
| 13 | behavior that is natural rather than learned | 5 sets |
| 14 | a behavior that an animal is born with and does not need to learn | 5 sets |
| 15 | a complex behaviour that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned | 5 sets |
| 16 | a natural behavior or sense that doesn't have to be learned | 5 sets |
| 17 | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. (myers psychology 8e p. 470) | 5 sets |
| 18 | a behavior that an animal begins life with | 4 sets |
| 19 | inborn inclination; natural impulse; natural talent; gift; knack; aptitude | 4 sets |
| 20 | complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned | 4 sets |
| 21 | an action that an animal can do without learning | 4 sets |
| 22 | a complex pattern of innate behavior | 3 sets |
| 23 | a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught | 3 sets |
| 24 | complex behaviour that is not modified by experience | 3 sets |
| 25 | a behavior we are born with and therefore does not need to be learned. | 3 sets |
| 26 | natural aptitude | 3 sets |
| 27 | complex pattern of innate behavior | 3 sets |
| 28 | inherited, automatic species-specific behaviors | 3 sets |
| 29 | animals knows what to do without being taught | 3 sets |
| 30 | inborn behavior of an organism which is its natural response to its environment. | 2 sets |
| 31 | complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. | 2 sets |
| 32 | natural impulse | 2 sets |
| 33 | instinkt | 2 sets |
| 34 | a natural behavior or sense that dosen't seem to have been learned | 2 sets |
| 35 | a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned : a natural desire or tendency that makes you want to act in a particular way | 2 sets |
| 36 | complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout species and is unlearned | 2 sets |
| 37 | inherited behavior | 2 sets |
| 38 | natural tendency | 2 sets |
| 39 | 1. inborn inclination 2. natural talent; gift; knack; aptitude | 2 sets |
| 40 | a god given ability or behavior that is inherited instead of learned | 2 sets |