Innate behaviors are those that occur naturally without any need for learning. They are instinctual and present at birth.
Innate behaviors are like pre-installed apps on your phone. You didn't have to download them; they came with the device when you bought it.
Reflexes: Automatic responses or actions programmed by our nervous system that we don't consciously control.
Instincts: Fixed patterns of behavior that animals automatically engage in response to certain stimuli without needing prior experience or training.
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP): A sequence of unlearned behavioral acts that is essentially unchangeable and usually carried out until completion once started.
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