Name One Shortcoming of Instinct Theory

question 276

Essay

Name one shortcoming of instinct theory.

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Definitions:

Unconscious Resistances

Psychological mechanisms that operate without an individual's awareness to block uncomfortable or distressing thoughts and feelings from entering consciousness.

Self-efficacy

An individual's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Ethical Issues

Moral challenges that arise in the practice of professional and personal life, concerning the rightness or wrongness of certain actions and the goodness or badness of the motives and ends of such actions.

Behavior Modification

A psychological intervention technique aiming to change maladaptive or undesirable behaviors through reinforcement, punishment, or other strategies.