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instinct
instinct An innate tendency to behave in a particular way, which does not depend critically on particular learning experiences for its development and therefore is seen in a similar form in all normally reared individuals of the same sex and species. Much instinctive behaviour takes the form of
fixed action patterns. These are movements that – once started – are performed in a stereotyped way unaffected by external stimuli. For example, a frog's prey-catching tongue flick is performed in the same way whether or not anything is caught. Some complex instinctive behaviour, however, requires some learning by the animal before it is perfected. Birdsong, for example, consists of an innate component that is modified and made more complex by the influence of other birds, the habitat, etc.
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Instincts Drive Actions for Majority of Americans; West Coasters Rely on Instincts More Than East Coasters.
PR Newswire; 11/9/1998; 700+ words
; ...to trust their instincts. Underscoring...nature of human instinct, the survey found...rely on their instincts when they sense danger. Instinct also drives decision...Connection and Pure Instinct, two best sellers on instincts. "Instincts...
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Instinct Publishing Welcomes Matt Farber as Equity Stakeholder; Media Expert, LOGO Channel Founder Also Named Strategic Adviser
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON, June 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Instinct Publishing, Inc., the parent company of Instinct Magazine announced today that Matt Farber...as a strategic advisor to the company. Instinct Magazine is a monthly national publication...
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Samsung Instinct(TM) Becomes Sprint's Fastest-Selling EVDO Handset within First Week of Availability.
Business Wire; 6/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...working together to meet high demand for Instinct OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & DALLAS...after hitting store shelves, Samsung Instinct has become the fastest-selling EVDO handset in Sprint (NYSE:S) history. Instinct was first available exclusively to current...
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Samsung Instinct s30, Exclusively from Sprint, Adds Attractive Styling, Instant Messaging, Improved Web Experience and Enhanced Open Development Capabilities to Popular Instinct.
Business Wire; 4/1/2009; 700+ words
; All the Best of Award-Winning Instinct, Including Visual Voicemail, Speech...Dependable 3G Network, Coming Soon on New Instinct s30 Available April 19; Sign Up Now...First to Own the Next Generation in the Instinct Family LAS VEGAS -- Sprint (NYSE...
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The role of "instincts" in the development of corporate cultures.
Magazine article from: Journal of Economic Issues; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...presents a conclusion. Instinct Theory and Corporate Cultures The use of instincts as innate human...powerful positive instincts and their positive...associated with the instinct/habit psychology...the foundation of instinct theory; he argued...or indirectly the instincts are the ...
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Veblen's "Instinct of Workmanship," its cognitive foundations, and some implications for economic theory.
Magazine article from: Journal of Economic Issues; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...cultural aspects of his instinct theory. (1) According to Veblen, "[instincts] are the prime...Veblen identified instincts as specific innate...Veblen defined the instinct of workmanship as...In this context, instincts play a crucial role...foundations of an "instinct of ...
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Samsung's Instinct not true iPhone clone
Newspaper article from: News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 6/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...The latest to arrive is the Samsung Instinct, to be introduced by Sprint on June 20. I've been testing the Instinct, and while it isn't a bad phone...software. Also, the timing of the Instinct is unfortunate. It was designed to...
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Award-Winning Instinct Lineup Expands with Samsung Instinct HD from Sprint Adding High Definition Camera and Camcorder, HDTV Capabilities and Opera Mobile Web Browser.
Business Wire; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...retail channels on Oct. 11, Samsung Instinct HD adds innovative entertainment tools...the upcoming availability of Samsung Instinct([R]) HD, the latest follow-up to the award-winning Samsung Instinct, which made its debut last summer...
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Meet your mind: instincts, intellect and their impact on human behavior.(MODERN THOUGHT)
Magazine article from: World and I; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...collectively. On instincts This neglected mental entity is instinct, three displays...and 16) the instinct to divulge. Usually instincts selfishly engender...references made to instincts are shallow and...establishing what instinct is, how it works...
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New Guide Identifies the 15 Instincts that Make a Great Manager.
M2 Presswire; 7/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...Introduction. Attitude Instincts. 1. What's Love Got to Do with It? Instinct: Have a Passionate...Was Just a Movie. Instinct: Jobs Have Time Clocks...t. Performance Instincts. 8. Open 24 Hours. Instinct: Smart Always Beats...
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Ego-Instincts
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...replaced this first opposition by another, that between the life instinct and the death instinct, assigning both the ego-instincts and the sexual instincts to Eros (the life instinct). The term appeared first in the Minutes of the Vienna Psychoanalytic...
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Mastery, Instinct for
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...stage of the concept of the dualism of the instincts. The instinct for mastery first appears in Freud's...1920, in the dualism that pits the life instincts against the death instincts, the instinct for mastery is viewed as merely a derivative...
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Life Instinct (Eros)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...instinct. The life instinct subsumed uninhibited sexual instincts, instinctual impulses...of only two basic instincts, Eros and the destructive instinct ." The aim of Eros...to bind the death instinct. When the instincts become disentangled...
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Violence, Instinct of
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...corresponds to the instinct of self-preservation...first theory of the instincts. It involves what...that this brutal instinct can attract to itself...part of the sexual instincts, producing aggressive...energy of the sexual instincts in the direction...The role of the instinct of ...
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Fusion/Defusion of Instincts
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...self-preservative instincts (or ego-instincts) on the other. In...second theory, the life instinct, or Eros, stood opposed...excitation of the sexual instinct" (1905d, p. 205...and defusion of the instincts ( Triebmischung/Triebentmischung...
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