Sentences with phrase «behavior by instincts»

Scientists are more comfortable when they can explain apparently purposeful behavior by instincts that are physically rooted in neuronal structures and genes.

Not exact matches

For within the past 40 years anthropologists in general have begun to accept the data provided by lonely birdwatchers and other students of animal behavior which demonstrate that the primal instinct in animals is neither to reproduce nor to survive.

The point of all this is that dominance is the one animal instinct the human race either inherited from its primate forebears and retained after losing all the other instincts, or acquired by imitating this animal behavior when the human race fell from a higher nature.

By instinct is meant ordered and predictable behavior to which learning is irrelevant; and by intelligence, the capacity to learBy instinct is meant ordered and predictable behavior to which learning is irrelevant; and by intelligence, the capacity to learby intelligence, the capacity to learn.

In fact, all my anxieties run in the opposite direction: that, in order to affirm the uniqueness of humanity within organic nature, as well as the unique moral obligations it entails, we will reject all evidence of intentionality, reason, or affection in animals as something only apparently purposive, doing so by reference to the most egregiously vapid of philosophical naturalism's mystifications — «instinct» — and thereby opening the way to a mechanistic narrative that, as we have learned from an incessant torrent of biological and bioethical theory in recent decades, can be extended to human behavior as well.

Depression, love, niceness, politeness, aggression, basic drives, abstract thinking, judgment, patience, considered behavior, instincts, memories, language construction and comprehension, and every emotion, have turned out to have biochemical causes, not spiritual ones, and can all be radically affected by brain damage and brain surgery.

«The most likely reason that people do not follow their instincts stems from their self - image — governed by the narrative self housed in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), among other brain areas,» emails Kyra Bobinet, M.D., a neuroscience designer and CEO of engagedIN, a neuroscience firm that specializes in behavior change.

Price first described how humans differ from «simpler forms of life» by relying not only on instructive instincts, but also willful behavior.

The only way to run accurately and successfully through a life cycle in a matter of days is by instinct, a series of rigid behaviors programmed by the genes... The channels of human mental development, in contrast, are circuitous and variable.

The range of products available is definitely diverse, but that does not mean they do not share some key characteristics — they are all designed to calm cats or redirect their natural instincts by providing an outlet for destructive behaviors.

This means that our cats» interactions with us are driven by instinct more than learned behaviors.

The use of the pet's instincts and their desire to be loved by people along with classic behavior modification techniques allow us to create a healthy human companion animal relationship.

Belle the Kishu Ken was overwhelmed by her new congested - suburban environment, incessantly barking at anyone outside of or entering the house; afraid to go outside for a walk; afraid to meet other dogs during her walks; and displaying instinct - based behavior of herding.

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Your modern dog's odd behaviors are often holdover instincts from necessary activities performed by her wild ancestors.

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This behavior is a natural instinct that is used for protection in the wild, where any animal showing signs of weakness is likely to be shunned by its own kind or attacked by predators.

In fact, dogs that respond out of anxiety or protective instinct should be evaluated by a behaviorist as they are highly likely to develop inappropriate or even unsafe behaviors.

My puppy just BIT me!!!!» You may be surprised to know that this is perfectly normal puppy behavior, driven by primitive instincts to get feedback on their mouths.

Learn how to work with your terrier's instincts to get good behavior by getting inside his head and using management techniques to avoid problems at home and out in the world.

The first thing we need to learn before we try to «correct» these annoying behaviors is that they are all motivated by natural feline instincts.

This is a relatively common canine behavior and is influenced by a number of environmental and situational stimuli, including a dog's natural instinct to survive.

We are fascinated by their agility, speed, instincts, and behaviors.

Satisfy your cat's natural scratching instincts by encouraging Appropriate scratching behavior

Although some ferret behavior can be explained by instincts, domestication has changed other aspects of ferret behavior, at least for most ferrets.

You can easily teach your dog to eliminate in an acceptable location by keeping a close eye, recognizing his signals, understanding his instincts, and rewarding his appropriate behavior.

By spaying or neutering your cat or dog, you help them avoid major illnesses and diseases while and decreasing aggressive behavior and the driving instinct to mate.

The behavior of dogs, like that of all animals, is shaped in part by instinct that is essentially hard - wired into the animal.

In large part, our behavior is motivated by instinct.