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Instinct
- Instinct as impulsion
- Ethology and instinct
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Alternative Title: innate behaviour
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.
Defining instinct
In the past the term instinct has stood for a number of distinct conceptions about animal behaviour. For example, Alexander Jamieson, in the first volume of his A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Knowledge (1829), defined the term instinct as “an appellation given to the sagacity and natural inclinations of brutes, which supplies the place of reason in mankind.”
As a rough rendering of what the term instinct means to most people, this definition still has merit. If it is taken to include the possibility that humans too can be governed by instinct, this definition is broad and vague, encompassing the variety of senses that the term has since been used to convey. However, this inclusiveness is unable to distinguish the subtle differences of meaning encompassed by the terms instinct and instinctive.
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The words instinct and instinctive have borne a variety of meanings in the many different contexts in which they have been used. Their varied meanings and connotations are encountered in everyday language. For example, instinct can refer to reflexive or stereotyped behaviour, to an intuitive hunch, to a congenital aptitude or disposition, to a deep-seated impulsion (e.g., “maternal instinct”), to ways of acting that do not appear to have involved learning or experience in their development, or to knowledge that is inborn or subconsciously acquired.
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The concept of instinct is complicated by the fact that it ranges across behavioral, genetic, developmental, motivational, functional, and cognitive senses. There is also a likelihood that one of these senses might be taken to entail one or more of the others. For example, evidence that a pattern of behaviour depends upon a genetic basis frequently has been assumed to imply that the pattern is unlearned. The fallacy of this reasoning should have been betrayed by the commonplace knowledge that animals can be selectively bred for attributes (e.g., trail following and sheepherding in dogs) but require extensive training for their potential usefulness to be realized. Yet the dichotomous way of thinking continues to bedevil discussion and is the basis of the recurrent dispute known as the nature-nurture controversy (heredity versus environment), which entails debate over whether behaviour, intelligence, aptitude, character, and so forth are products of genetics or of exposure to environmental factors (e.g., culture). Even British naturalist Charles Darwin argued that inheritance implied development unaffected by experience.
Darwin’s conception of motivational instinct
Darwin was well aware that the term instinct was used in several different senses. At the beginning of the chapter titled “Instinct” in his crucial work On the Origin of Species (1859), he declined to attempt to define the term:
Several distinct mental actions are commonly embraced by this term; but everyone understands what is meant, when it is said that instinct impels the cuckoo to migrate and to lay its eggs in other birds’ nests. An action, which we ourselves require experience to enable us to perform, when performed by an animal, more especially by a very young one, without experience, and when performed by many individuals in the same way, without their knowing for what purpose it is performed, is usually said to be instinctive. But I could show that none of these characters are universal.
Darwin used the word instinct in a number of different ways—to refer to what impels a bird to breed; to a disposition, such as courage or obstinacy in a dog; to selectively bred patterns of behaviour such as the tumbling movements of tumbler pigeons; to feelings such as sympathy in people; and to stereotyped actions such as those employed by honeybees when constructing the cells of a honeycomb. It is regrettable that Darwin did not make the distinctions of the meaning of instinct more explicit, for he gave powerful precedent for the indiscriminate use of the word, the ambiguity of which has repeatedly clouded and confused the understanding of behaviour.
However, there also was a positive side to Darwin’s interest in instinct. He drew attention to questions about the causal basis of actions that seemed incapable of explanation in terms of learning or cognition, and it opened up the remarkable world of animal behaviour, which seemed far removed from the world of human nature. Thus, Darwin’s legacy has stimulated the study of motivation and provided a foundation for comparative psychology and for ethology.
The following review is accordingly divided between instinct construed as impulsion, or drive; instinct viewed as inborn propensity; and instinct interpreted as behaviour.
Instinct as impulsion
Instinct as some kind of urge or driving force is exemplified by three very different kinds of motivational theory: Freudian psychoanalysis; inherent purpose, as defined by American psychologist William McDougall; and causal conceptions, as proposed by classical ethology.
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instinct
innate aspect of behavior; strong impulse; natural capability or aptitude: He acted on instinct.Not to be confused with:
intuition – knowing without the use of natural processes; acute insight: She had an intuition that her children were in danger.
prescience – knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foresight: He had a prescience that there would be an earthquake.
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in·stinct
(ĭn′stĭngkt′)n.1. An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals.
3. An innate capability or aptitude: an instinct for tact and diplomacy.
adj.(ĭn-stĭngkt′)1. Deeply filled or imbued: words instinct with love.
[Middle English, from Latin īnstīnctus, impulse, from past participle of īnstinguere, to incite : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + stinguere, to prick; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
instinct
n1. (Biology) the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way
3. a natural and apparently innate aptitude
adjrareb. imbued or infused (with)
[C15: from Latin instinctus roused, from instinguere to incite; compare instigate]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
in•stinct1
(ˈɪn stɪŋkt)n.
1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency.
3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin instinctus prompting, instigation, enthusiasm =*insting(uere) (in-in-2 + *sting(u)ere presumably, to prick; see distinct) + -tus suffix of v. action]
in•stinct2
(ɪnˈstɪŋkt)adj.
filled or infused with some animating principle (usu. fol. by with): instinct with life.
[1530–40; < Latin instinctus excited, roused, inspired, past participle of *insting(u)ere; see instinct1]
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in·stinct
(ĭn′stĭngkt′) An inherited tendency of an organism or species to behave in a certain way that is usually a reaction to something in the environment and that fulfills a basic need. Examples of behaviors that are the result of instinct include nest-building in birds, spawning in fish, and food-gathering in insects.
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instinct
Inherited behavior that is not dependent on experience.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Noun | 1. | instinct - inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; 'the spawning instinct in salmon'; 'altruistic instincts in social animals' id - (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity |
Adj. | 1. | instinct - (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; 'imbued with the spirit of the Reformation'; 'words instinct with love'; 'it is replete with misery' full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; 'a full glass'; 'a sky full of stars'; 'a full life'; 'the auditorium was full to overflowing' |
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instinct
noun1.natural inclination, feeling, urge, talent, tendency, faculty, inclination, intuition, knack, aptitude, predisposition, sixth sense, proclivity, gut reaction(informal), second sightI didn't have a strong maternal instinct.
2.talent, skill, gift, capacity, bent, genius, faculty, knack, aptitudeShe has a natural instinct to perform.
3.intuition, feeling, impulse, gut feeling(informal), sixth senseI should have gone with my first instinct.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
instinct
noun1. An innate capability:aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knack, talent, turn.
2. The power to discern the true nature of a person or situation:insight, intuition, intuitiveness, penetration, sixth sense.
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instinktpud
ösztön
Instinct Definition
본능
instinkts
inštinkt
instinkt
içgüdüinsiyaksevkitabii
instinct
A.[ˈɪnstɪŋkt]N → instintom
the instinct for self-preservation → el instinto de conservaciónorsupervivencia
by instinct → por instinto
she had an instinct for attracting the wrong type of man → se las pintabasola para atraer al tipo de hombre que no le convenía
the instinct for self-preservation → el instinto de conservaciónorsupervivencia
by instinct → por instinto
she had an instinct for attracting the wrong type of man → se las pintabasola para atraer al tipo de hombre que no le convenía
B.[ɪnˈstɪŋkt]ADJ (liter) instinct with → lleno de, imbuido de
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
instinct
[ˈɪnstɪŋkt]n(biological) → instinctm
maternal instinct → l'instinct maternel
survival instinct → l'instinct de surviekiller instinct
maternal instinct → l'instinct maternel
survival instinct → l'instinct de surviekiller instinct
(= inclination) → instinctm
All my instincts were against accepting her offer → Tous mes instincts me criaient de décliner l'offre.
My first instinct was to resign → Mon premier instinct fut de démissionner.
All my instincts were against accepting her offer → Tous mes instincts me criaient de décliner l'offre.
My first instinct was to resign → Mon premier instinct fut de démissionner.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
instinct
n → Instinktm; the sex/survival instinct → der Geschlechts-/Überlebenstrieb; by or from instinct → instinktiv; to have an instinct for business, to have a good business instinct → einen ausgeprägtenGeschäftssinnor -instinkt haben; to follow one’s instincts → sich auf seinen Instinktverlassen
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instinct
[ˈɪnstɪŋkt]n → istintoby instinct → per istinto, istintivamente
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instinct
(ˈinstiŋkt) noun a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught. As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing. instink غَريزَه инстинкт instinto pud, instinkt der Instinkt instinkt ένστικτο, έμφυτη ικανότητα instinto vaist غریزه vaisto instinct חוּש טִבעִי सहज ज्ञान instinkt ösztön naluri, insting eðlishvöt/-ávísun istinto 本能 본능 instinktas instinkts naluri instinctinstinktinstynkt غريزه شعور instinto instinct инстинкт inštinkt nagon instinkt instinkt สัญชาตญาณ içgüdü 本能 інстинкт جبلّت انسانی یا حیوانی khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能
inˈstinctive (-tiv) adjective arising from instinct or from a natural ability. Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me – it was instinctive. instinktief غَريزي инстинктивен instintivo instinktivní instinktiv instinktiv ενστικτώδηςinstintivo vaistlik غریزی vaistonvarainen instinctif אִינסטִינקטִיבִי स्वाभाविक instinktivan ösztönös naluriah eðlislægur; ósjálfráður istintivo 本能的な 본능적인 instinktyvus instinktīvs; neapzināts naluriah instinctiefinstinktivinstynktowny غريزې instintivo instinctiv инстинктивный inštinktívny nagonski instinktivan instinktiv เกี่ยวกับสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel 本能的 інстинктивний, підсвідомий جبلّی theo khuynh hướng bẩn sinh 本能的
inˈstinctively adverb instinktief بصورةٍ غَريزيَّه инстинктивно instintivamente instinktivně instinktiv per instinkt ενστικτωδώςinstintivamente vaistlikult بطور غریزی vaistonvaraisesti instinctivement בְּאוֹפֶן אִינסטִינקטִיבִי सहज रूप से instinktivno ösztönösen secara naluriah ósjálfrátt istintivamente 本能的に 본능적으로 instinktyviai instinktīvi; neapzināti secara naluri instinctiefinstinktivtinstynktownie د غریزی په دوله instintivamente (în mod) instinctiv инстинктивно inštinktívne nagonsko instiktivno instinktivt โดยสัญชาตญาณ içgüdüsel olarak 本能地 інстинктивно, підсвідомо جبلّیت سے một cách bẩm sinh 本能地
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instinct
→ غَرِيزَةٌ instinkt instinktInstinktένστικτοinstinto vaistoinstinct instinktistinto 本能Instinct Dog Food
본능instinctinstinktinstynktinstintoинстинкт instinkt สัญชาตญาณiçgüdü bản năng本能Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
in·stinct
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