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Instinct

Known as: Behaviors, Innate, Innate Behaviors, instinctive behavior 
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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EthologyMotivation

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Fixed Action Pattern
Intrinsic driveLibidoPsychology, Developmentalneeds and drives

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2011
2011
A Cholinergic-Regulated Circuit Coordinates the Maintenance and Bi-Stable States of a Sensory-Motor Behavior during Caenorhabditis elegans Male Copulation
Penetration of a male copulatory organ into a suitable mate is a conserved and necessary behavioral step for most terrestrial… 
2011
2011
Novel, nonreflex tests detect analgesic action in rodents at clinically relevant concentrations
We propose that predictive validity of tests for analgesia may be improved by looking to reinstate specific, innate behaviors… 
2006
2006
A model linking biology, behavior and psychiatric diagnoses in perpetrators of domestic violence.
2000
2000
Regulating managed care: what's wrong with a patient bill of rights.
1998
1998
Behavioral Economics as Part of a Rhetorical Duet: A Response to Jolls, Sunstein, and Thaler
It hardly seems surprising that Professors Jolls, Sunstein, and Thaler ("JST") have written such an interesting and provocative… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
The Evidence on Appropriate Factor Proportions for Manufacturing in Less Developed Countries: A Survey
The question of appropriate factor proportions for less developed countries (LDCs) has emerged as an important area for research… 
1975
1975
Development of species identification in ducklings: II. Experimental prevention of perceptual deficit caused by embryonic auditory deprivation.
Devocalized-isolated ducklings are relatively insensitive to the higher frequencies in their species' maternal call 24 hr after… 
1958
1958
Imprinting: the interaction of learned and innate behavior. IV. Generalization and emergent discrimination.
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Imprinting: the interaction of learned and innate behavior. II. The critical period.
In the anatomical development of the embryo, there exist precise critical periods in which specific tissues are susceptible to… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Imprinting: the interaction of learned and innate behavior. I. Development and generalization.
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