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1Killer Instinctby manokoguki16 termsMay 27, 2008
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instinct definitions
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1a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned33 sets
2a behavior that an organism inherits13 sets
3an inherited behavior pattern12 sets
4a natural feeling that guides one to act in a certain way11 sets
5a complex pattern of behavior that is fixed across a species11 sets
6inherited animal behavior, not taught8 sets
7ösztön8 sets
8an inherited behavior8 sets
9a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned.7 sets
101. inborn inclination; natural impulse 2. natural talent; gift; knack; aptitude6 sets
11inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli6 sets
12specific, 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 webs6 sets
13behavior that is natural rather than learned5 sets
14a behavior that an animal is born with and does not need to learn5 sets
15a complex behaviour that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned5 sets
16a natural behavior or sense that doesn't have to be learned5 sets
17a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. (myers psychology 8e p. 470)5 sets
18a behavior that an animal begins life with4 sets
19inborn inclination; natural impulse; natural talent; gift; knack; aptitude4 sets
20complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned4 sets
21an action that an animal can do without learning4 sets
22a complex pattern of innate behavior3 sets
23a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught3 sets
24complex behaviour that is not modified by experience3 sets
25a behavior we are born with and therefore does not need to be learned.3 sets
26natural aptitude3 sets
27complex pattern of innate behavior3 sets
28inherited, automatic species-specific behaviors3 sets
29animals knows what to do without being taught3 sets
30inborn behavior of an organism which is its natural response to its environment.2 sets
31complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned.2 sets
32natural impulse2 sets
33instinkt2 sets
34a natural behavior or sense that dosen't seem to have been learned2 sets
35a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned : a natural desire or tendency that makes you want to act in a particular way2 sets
36complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout species and is unlearned2 sets
37inherited behavior2 sets
38natural tendency2 sets
391. inborn inclination 2. natural talent; gift; knack; aptitude2 sets
40a god given ability or behavior that is inherited instead of learned2 sets