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Definitions of instinctive in various dictionaries:
adj - unthinking
Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct.
The central meaning shared by these adj ectives is “derived from or prompted by a natural tendency or impulse”: an instinctive fear of snakes; instinctual behavior; an intuitive perception; visceral revulsion.
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| Dec 14 2014 New York Times |
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| relating to or prompted by instinct done without conscious thought. |
| unthinking prompted by (or as if by) instinct |
| Of, relating to, or prompted by instinct. |
| Arising from impulse spontaneous and unthinking: an instinctive mistrust of bureaucrats. |
| Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training: |
| (of behavior or actions) not thought about, planned, or learned: |
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Instinct or innate behavior is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behavior. The simplest example of an instinctive behavior is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a clearly defined stimulus. * Any behavior is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience (that is, in the absence of learning), and is therefore an expression of innate biological factors. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean. A marsupial climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born. Honeybees communicate by dancing in the direction of a food source without formal instruction. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behavior, internal escape functions, and the building of nests. * Instincts are inborn complex patterns of behavior that exist in most members of the species, and should be distingu |