AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATIONAL CONCEPTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term refers to a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned?
A
Instinct
B
Need
C
Incentive
D
Drive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -instinct. a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned.

Detailed explanation-2: -instinct. a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and unlearned.

Detailed explanation-3: -An instinct is a fixed (rigid and predictable) pattern of behavior that is not acquired by learning and is likely to be rooted in genes and the body. Other species have genetically programmed instincts “motivating” their actions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Instinct: a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned (e.g., imprinting in birds or the return of salmon to their birthplace to spawn). Reflexes in human infants are to simple to be considered instincts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Combining the basic elements of these, an instinct is an unlearned, complex, stereotyped behavior, characteristic of all the members of a species.

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