- HewasanunabashedandinstinctiveAtlanticist.Whilehelacksastrongbackgroundinmathematics,colleaguessayhehasaninstinctivegraspofbalancesheets.So,Darwinwrites,"Manhasaninstinctivetendencytospeak,asweseeinthebabbleofouryoungchildren,whilenochildhasaninstin...
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- Nowyoumustfacethemfrankly,facingthesesituations,yourinstinctiveactionis"escapingthencoveringup",tryingtoexculpateyourselffromthetrouble.Thisisaninstinctiveaction,astheGreatPyreneeswerebredtobeveryobservantandpossessquickreflexessoasnottobecaughtuna...
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- Theinstinctiveresponsetobeingapproachedrapidlyistofreeze.MyconfidencewouldswelleachtimeIconvincedmyselfagirlwasattractive–anditwouldcraterwheneveraguyprovokedamuchstronger,moreinstinctiveresponse.Butthereisanothersortofcostinvolvedinholdingbacktheea...
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- Ayawnisaninstinctivebehavior:Youdon'thavetolearntodoit,andyawnsareevenpresentbeforebirth.Sinceallinstinctivebehaviorshaveanevolutionaryadvantageortheywouldnothavebeenretainedformillionsofyears,chancesarethatthisonetoohashelpedussurviveasaspecies....
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