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Instinct
Known as:
Behaviors, Innate
, Innate Behaviors
, instinctive behavior
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Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.
National Institutes of Health
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8 relations
Broader (2)
Ethology
Motivation
Narrower (1)
Fixed Action Pattern
Intrinsic drive
Libido
Psychology, Developmental
needs and drives
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2018
2018
Keynes, Hayek, and the Roots of Complexity Theory in Economics
Hilton L. Root
2018
Corpus ID: 85557008
Tis paper explores the deep roots of complexity theory in economics. It looks at the great debate between John Maynard Keynes and…
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2010
2010
Moral Disgust and The Tribal Instincts Hypothesis
Daniel R. Kelly
2010
Corpus ID: 17816632
Last changes: 11/15/10 Word Count: 6776 (main text); 9803 (total w/ footnotes)
2006
2006
Religion , health , and the care of seniors
A. Marche
2006
Corpus ID: 5875519
This paper examines some of the research that identifies a relationship between religion and health in order to highlight some…
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2001
2001
Base Instincts: What Makes Killers Kill?
J. Pincus
2001
Corpus ID: 142885327
Neurologist Dr. Jonathan Pincus personally examined and probed into the family and medical history of numerous serial killers and…
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2001
2001
Educating International Security Practitioners: Preparing to Face the Demands of the 21st Century International Security Environment
J. Smith
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D. Kaufman
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Robert H. Dorff
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Lindy Brady
2001
Corpus ID: 150923678
Abstract : The authors examine the challenges of the 21st century international security environment to which future strategic…
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Structured settlement annuities, part 1: overview and the underwriting process.
C. J. Schmidt
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Richard B. Singer
Journal of Insurance Medicine
2000
Corpus ID: 7078830
Structured settlement underwriting is the underwriting of medically impaired lives for the purchase of an annuity to fund the…
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1982
1982
Studies of animal color vision: comments on some important theoretical considerations
C. Hawryshyn
1982
Corpus ID: 86744059
Eliminating brightness as a discriminatory cue is unquestionably the most important factor in animal color vision studies…
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Review
1978
Review
1978
The Evidence on Appropriate Factor Proportions for Manufacturing in Less Developed Countries: A Survey
L. White
Economic development and cultural change
1978
Corpus ID: 18288786
The question of appropriate factor proportions for less developed countries (LDCs) has emerged as an important area for research…
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1977
1977
Religion in the Working Class Community, and the Evolution of Socialism in Late Nineteenth Century Lancashire: A Case of Working Class Consciousness
A. Ainsworth
1977
Corpus ID: 141433359
The Bible is full of revolutionary teaching, and it is not surprising that, in a country where thought is free, many men and…
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Review
1966
Review
1966
The attributes of instinct.
Masakazu Konishi
Behaviour
1966
Corpus ID: 35107486
The instinct versus learning controversy once revived by LEHRMAN's critique of LORENZ's theory has subsided, yet the issue seems…
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