How many instincts do humans have according to William McDougal?

Answer 1

Yes humans are born with instincts, that is why they grab the hand of the doctor when they are are first born, and if you put a newborn in a swimming pool he/she will swim automatically.

Another instinct is suckling, as in breastfeeding.

I agree. When you think instinct think emotion or impulse. We have in-born impulses. Lust, for example, is an instinct with obvious evolutionary roots.

Developmental psychologists note some major instincts present in newborns: 1) Suckling -- when something is placed near the lips of the newborn, it usually attempts to suckle it instantly. 2) Gripping -- the newborn, as aforementioned, attempts to grab the hand of the doctor. They are also accustomed to grabbing regions of their mothers. 3) Falling -- the newborn, when it perceives it is falling (or simply has the sensation it is falling, but isn't really) it assumes a certain posture that would make gripping the care-taker easy. Some psychologists argue that certain behavioral characteristics of newborns are actually instincts, but aren't expressed by the individual until required faculties have been developed (such as sight and cognitive abilities). One would be the refusal of an infant to crawl over a sheet of transparent glass, which is placed a few feet off of the ground. The infant perceives the depth through the glass and thinks it will fall if it progresses, even if its mother calls to it.

Answer 2

a. Babinski effect

b. Rooting instinct

c. Sucking reflex

d. Grasping reflex

e. Moro reflex

They are also born with some basic preferences for taste and smell

Answer 3

Killer instinct. It takes over when your in pain, predicting to be in pain or suffering. It also takes over when you have to defend yourself. It was most active when our ancesors were hungry and went out hunting. Nowadays,its not as common but surely is present. When a bulgar breaks into your house and you take him down, Its completely natural you loose your mind and keep hitting him even when you ''should'' be aware you can kill him. All that 'beating' is supposed to ensure your instincts that you are safe. Its like a split personality that most people don't control in order to stay safe. When instincts are calmed you may realise you have gone too far.

Other examples of when killer instinct is active are; killing mosquitoes, hitting a pillow when your mad, playing shooting games and defending someone important.

No matter how immoral 'killer instinct' idea looks, Its something that allowed us to survive thousands of years in the wild and even does now

Answer 4

there are over 1,000,000 instincts that your body has

Answer 5

18

Answer 6

18