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      • Behaviour patterns regarded as instinctive range from simple reflexes to complex sequences of actions covering extended amounts of time. Occurrence can be spontaneous or selective in response to external stimuli.
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  2. Instinct - Animal Behavior, Adaptation, Evolution: Behaviour patterns regarded as instinctive range from simple reflexes to complex sequences of actions covering extended amounts of time. Occurrence can be spontaneous or selective in response to external stimuli.

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  3. They are also called instinctive behaviors. An instinct is the ability of an animal to perform a behavior the first time it is exposed to the proper stimulus. For example, a dog will drool the first time—and every time—it is exposed to food.

  4. Animal behaviour - Instinctive, Learning, Adaptation: An animal adjusts its behaviour based on experience—that is, it learns—when experience at one time provides information that will be useful at a later time.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › InstinctInstinct - Wikipedia

    Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements.

  6. Nov 22, 2023 · Instinct is an innate behavior that is not learned. All animals (including humans) have innate instincts that we have developed during our evolution.

  7. instinct, an inborn impulse or motivation to action typically performed in response to specific external stimuli. Today instinct is generally described as a stereotyped, apparently unlearned, genetically determined behaviour pattern.

  8. instinct: deprive an animal of any opportunity to learn and if it yet exhibits a species-specific pattern of behavior, then that behavior is innate and can be called “instinctive” (Lorenz 1965 , pp. 83–100).

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