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Re: Do Humans Have Instincts??

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Originally Posted by TheFaithfulStone
Throwing up your hand to protect your face. Pulling your foot back when you stub your toe.

Instincts. You can't even STOP yourself from doing them, because they happen before the signal gets all the way to the brain.

Or do you just call those auto-motor responses?

And suckling.

TFS
Learned responses and Negative feed-back loops.
If you don't put your hands up, you get smacked, and you quickly learn from Pain Response.

so yes TFS, auto-motor responses.
It hurts when I do "this"- then you stop doing "this"

I would attribute instinct more to Bio-chemical responses/reaction.
ie, the pheremone match response.
there are hardwired inclinations I believe.(language, sexual orientation, etc.)
but you can choose not to communicate or have sex
Psychology and Evolution are fascinating!
Good job guys!

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