Instinct was a strong historical belief that behavior was due to the inherent disposition of a living organism toward a particular behavior. Since 1910 in many scientific journals the word instinct's viewed as having little value, yet instinct remains a popular concept among the general public and a number of scientists. Instincts are thought to occur as fixed action patterns. These fixed action patterns are unlearned and inherited. Problems occurred when it was discovered that stimuli can be va… (More on Instincts)