Definitions for Instincts
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1. instincts

   Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing both innate (inborn) and learned elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a corresponding clearly defined stimulus. Any behaviour is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience (that is, in the absence of learning), and is therefore an expression of innate biological factors. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will instinctively move toward the ocean. A marsupial climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behaviour, internal escape functions, and the building of nests. Though an instinct is defined by its invariant innate characteristics, details of its performance can be changed by experience; for example, a dog can improve its listening skills by practice. Instincts are inborn complex patterns of behaviour that exist in most members of the species, and should be distinguished from reflexes, which are simple responses of an organism to a specific stimulus, such as the contraction of the pupil in response to bright light or the spasmodic movement of the lower leg when the knee is tapped. The absence of volitional capacity must not be confused with an inability to modify fixed action patterns. For example, people may be able to modify a stimulated fixed action pattern by consciously recognizing the point of its activation and simply stop doing it, whereas animals without a sufficiently strong volitional capacity may not be able to disengage from their fixed action patterns, once activated.Instinctual behaviour in humans has been studied, and is a controversial topic.

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1. Instincts

   Instincts is the third and final studio album by American new wave band Romeo Void, released in 1984. The single, "A Girl in Trouble", reached #35 in the US.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Instincts in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Instincts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Instincts in a Sentence

1. Kevin Roberts:

   I absolutely believe that leadership can be taught. It’s a skill. It combines art and science, people have different instincts so you can’t train instinct, but you can develop intuition. And on top of that you can build skills, program, knowledge. This idea -- ‘oh, he will never be a leader’ -- I have never subscribed to that. I simply don’t believe that.

2. Joe Biden:

   As we walked out of the room and walked upstairs, I said - I told him my opinion that I thought he should go, but follow his own instincts, i never... say what I think finally until I go up in the Oval( Office) with him alone.

3. Ryan Hobbs:

   My instincts tell me they are concerned more about people like Mr. White suing them for being stopped in the course of a theft than they are about rewarding or acknowledging in a positive manner that Mr. Crouch may have saved lives.

4. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

5. Ty Petersburg:

   Mountain lion attacks are not common in Colorado Parks and it is unfortunate that the lion's hunting instincts were triggered by the runner, this could have had a very different outcome.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instincts
2. ^ Wikidata
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