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CONCEPT
instinct
a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity; a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason, behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level.

Definition contributed by BGregory about ten months ago.

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Classical Conditioning
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instinct
about ten months ago

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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:
a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity; a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason, behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level. (from merriam-webster.com)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about two years ago:
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2011-04-28 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for instinct. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/instinct]
2011-04-27 NPicchetti: Added new topic to discussion
2010-07-29 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for instinct. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/instinct]
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