Which term explains human behavior as innate and tied to biological instincts?

Which term explains human behavior as innate and tied to biological instincts?

• A. Instincts
• B. Instinct Theory
• C. Self Fulfilling Prophecy
• D. Mirror-Image Perceptions

Answer: (B)

This question targets how some explanations view human behavior as driven by inborn, biological drives. Instinct Theory holds that humans have innate, universal patterns of behavior—instincts—that push actions automatically and are rooted in biology. It presents behavior as organized by these inherited, physiological impulses rather than learned experiences or external expectations. Because the prompt describes behavior as innate and tied to biology, this theory best fits. By contrast, naming instincts themselves is just describing impulses, self-fulfilling prophecy is about beliefs shaping outcomes, and mirror-image perceptions are about biased, reciprocal views between people—none of which attribute behavior to innate biological instincts in the way Instinct Theory does.

This question targets how some explanations view human behavior as driven by inborn, biological drives. Instinct Theory holds that humans have innate, universal patterns of behavior—instincts—that push actions automatically and are rooted in biology. It presents behavior as organized by these inherited, physiological impulses rather than learned experiences or external expectations. Because the prompt describes behavior as innate and tied to biology, this theory best fits. By contrast, naming instincts themselves is just describing impulses, self-fulfilling prophecy is about beliefs shaping outcomes, and mirror-image perceptions are about biased, reciprocal views between people—none of which attribute behavior to innate biological instincts in the way Instinct Theory does.