Instinct

Inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behavior

Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing both innate(inborn) and learnt elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behavior 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.

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