Dr. Know-it-All hosts a TV talk show. One of his guests, Bill Collins, complains of his intense annoyance with people who talk on their cell phones while driving. Bill asks Dr. Know-it-All to explain why he reacts so strongly to this type of situation. Dr. Know-it-All immediately exclaims that Bill has an instinct for cell phone irritation. Is Dr. Know-it-All correct to assume that instinct is the cause of Bill's behavior?

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Lana Navarro

3 December, 20:12

Dr. Know-it-All hosts a TV talk show. One of his guests, Bill Collins, complains of his intense annoyance with people who talk on their cell phones while driving. Bill asks Dr. Know-it-All to explain why he reacts so strongly to this type of situation. Dr. Know-it-All immediately exclaims that Bill has an instinct for cell phone irritation. Is Dr. Know-it-All correct to assume that instinct is the cause of Bill's behavior?

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Judith Dominguez · Answer 1

No, an instinct cannot explain complex human behaviors accurately

Explanation: human behavior is complex and difficult to assess. We don't know how and why people behave in different ways and we can not say that it is instinct because even important Psychologists haven't reached to an agreement in this issue yet (there are theories about instinct but not a final thesis).