PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tim Hortons, Ethology, Initial And Terminal Objects
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Ethology, classical ethology and modern ethology, sex and aggression ethology--(pp. Early instinct theories--instinct as explanation for motivated behavior reach popularity during the later 1800s and early 1900s. Instinct acted as a theoretical bridge between human and animal. (p. 36)-- definition of instinct can be found: an instinctual based behavior is inborn, innate, genetically programmed, and it occurs naturally. Most vigorous response that occurs without learning is when the appropriate response is presented, before the critical time or after the stimulus is weak but during the critical time you react quite vigorously: example: you see a bear. A child would be curious while an adult would show fear because they have already perceived and understood the circumstances as threatening in terms of their perception. Our reactions to ordinary events can vary from weak to vigorous responses. Outside of the sensitive/critical period our response is either weak or nonexistent. We are prepared to respond to a particular stimulus.
