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Instinct is defined as "the faculty of acting in such a way as to produce certain ends, without foresight of the ends, and without previous education in the
performance"(Birney, Robert C., and Richard C. Teevan, Instinct: An Enduring Problem in Psychology). In humans this is often referred to inaccurately as reflex.
Instinct is hardwired into every living thing. It is demonstrated most obviously by animal life. Most instinct is tied to the struggle to survive in some form or another, and instincts drive everything animals do. While it is often difficult to identify the root of instinct in any human action, it is nevertheless there. Dig deep enough and you will find it.
While in recent years mainstream psychology has eliminated discussions of instinct from human psychology, the fact remains that as living creatures, humans are as subject to instincts as any other animal. This trend in psychology is more an example of an attempt to over-intellectualize than any true academic or scholarly endeavor.
This is illustrated perhaps most by the psychologist Abraham Maslow. Maslow maintained that instinct is no longer a human trait, that it may have existed sometime in the prehistoric past, somewhere along the line of human evolution, but has been overridden or eliminated by the human ability to sublimate them in certain situations. This is plainly an oversimplification, and avoidance. Some animals have the same ability to override instinct. There are countless anecdotes of dogs and other pets that have ignored instincts of self-preservation by the choice to remain with a loved master.
The fight or flight response of all animal life is one of the most easily observable examples of an instinct or collection of instincts in action. While Walter Bradford Cannon, the father of Fight or Flight theory, may have oversimplified it, he nonetheless inexorably tied a continuing human behavior to all other animal life, and solidified the fact that humans are still slaves to instinct. Although some psychologists may disagree with the existence of human instinct, it is more obviously obscured by human sentience and intellect--both actively and passively. Human cognitive ability simply makes identifying instinct more complex and less easy to isolate.
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Humans still rely on their instincts, which are hard-wired behaviors that help us navigate social situations, avoid danger, and survive. While the extent to which we rely on instincts may have diminished due to societal and technological advancements, they continue to play a significant role in our decision-making and behaviors.
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When do humans camouflage?
In the old days when clothes were not worn, humans used camouflage. In a group of naked humans an animal would not be able to tell one human from another, therefore postponing the animals attack. If an animal doesn't know where to attack it won't. Now in the present humans use clothes as camouflage. For example, we use camo suits for hunting. So humans use camouflage for food and for protection.
What sentence could you use for learned behaviors?
Learned behaviors are actions or responses that an organism acquires through experience or practice, rather than through instinct.
What percentage of their conscious mind do human use?
Humans use approximately 10% of their brain capacity at any given time. The idea that we only use 10% of our brain is a myth. Our brains are constantly active, even when we are not consciously aware of it.
What precentage of brain power do humans use?
We really have no accepted definition of or way to measure "brain power" so it is hard to say what the maximum possible power is or how much of that people use. No credible neuroscientist holds with the 10% dogma. By almost any reasonable measure we use more than that.
Which school of thought sees humans as active seekers of experiencewho use mental processes to shape those experiences?
Cognitive psychology sees humans as active seekers of experience who use mental processes to shape those experiences. It focuses on how individuals process information, solve problems, make decisions, and use knowledge.ognitive psychology sees humans as active seekers of experience who use mental processes to shape those experiences. It focuses on how individuals process information, solve problems, make decisions, and use knowledge.
What percentage of humans use air?
One hundred percent of all humans use air, without which they would die.
What percentage of greenhouse gases are produced by humans including the use of recovered hydrocarbons?
0%- Humans exhale CO2. Human expell methane.
Is Language an instinct or a learned behavior?
Language is a learned behavior. While humans have an instinctual capacity for language acquisition, the specific language they learn is influenced by their exposure to it during their early developmental years. This is supported by variations in languages spoken around the world.
How do you use the word instinct in a sentence?
Women have a mother's instinct to know when their kids are up to something naughty.
Do animals use 100 percent of their brain capacity?
No, of course not, like humans, animals have a percentage of their brain, no matter how small, that they don't use.
Who make the tigers endanger?
humans hunters use to hunt then for there pelt and still do
If you could put it into percentage what is the muscle capacity of a human being?
Humans only use about 20% of the muscles capacity
How did humans discover the use of azurite?
No, they didnt it's still a closely guarded secret.
Are humans cool?
Well simple YES. We are amazing. All of this complex thinking, emotions, we don't use our instinct much. We are truly unique. But every animal, thing, particle, is cool in its own way!
Which of these is a natural response that animals use in certain situations?
Instinct
What are three methods that animals use to navigate?
Sight, smell and instinct.
What will happen if you don't give kittens their food?
They will get hungry, which will force them to use their natural survival instinct to kill things. They will get aggressive and attack humans, including their owners. You can also be arrested and jailed for animal cruelty, especially if they die of starvation.
