The Concept of Instinctual Drift Refers To

question 77

Multiple Choice

The concept of instinctual drift refers to:

• A) the fact that an organism learns behaviours by observing mature organisms.
• B) an unlearned response triggered by a simple stimulus.
• C) the tendency for a conditioned response to regress towards instinctual behaviour.
• D) the ways in which instinctual behaviours can be modified to create unique conditioned responses.

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Definitions:

Ekman

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A theory in psychology that suggests emotions and bodily reactions occur simultaneously, rather than one causing the other.

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