What Is an Instinct

question 95

Multiple Choice

What is an instinct?

• A)a drive that is acquired through experience
• B)a factor that activates, directs, and sustains goal-directed behavior
• C)a fixed inborn pattern of responding that is species-specific
• D)an internal state that prompts stimulation-seeking behavior
• E)an innate reward or other stimulus that motivates one to act

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Definitions:

Simple Events

Basic occurrences or outcomes in probability that cannot be broken down into simpler components.

Experiment

A procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact by observing the effects of modifying conditions or variables.

Experiment

A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law.

Simple Event

In probability, a single outcome of an experiment or a situation where there is no combination of outcomes involved.