Instincts Refer To

question 140

Multiple Choice

Instincts refer to:

• A)psychological states that arise in response to an internal physiological need
• B)unlearned, characteristic patterns of responding that are controlled by specific triggering stimuli
• C)complex psychological events that are often associated with the initiation and direction of behavior
• D)processes the body relies on to maintain its steady state of equilibrium

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Definitions:

Exponential Growth

Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.

Arithmetic Growth

A pattern of growth where a population increases by a constant amount in each time period.

Logistic Growth

Population increase that results in an S-shaped curve; growth is slow at first, steepens, and then levels off due to environmental resistance.

Ecology

Study of the interactions of organisms with other organisms and with the physical and chemical environment.