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instinct noun affinity, appetitus, aptitude, aptness, automatic reaction, bent, fitness, inborn proclivity, innate inclination, innate proclivity, intuition, native tendency, natural sense, natural tendency, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, reflex accion, tendency, untutored intelligence See also: caliber, feeling, flair, gift, proclivity, sense, tendency How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``The problem in our world,'' he said, ``is that man has altered his environment at a rate so far exceeding the development of the changes in his instinctive behavior and his intuitive reactions, he is now the victim of his own so-called successes. We find this instinctive behavior in government affairs, educational problem solving and business. Singer asserts that in times of pressure, when the stakes are high, one of two things will happen; People will be transformed to greatness or they will revert to instinctive behaviors, which may not be in the best interests of others. |
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