instinct

Summary

instinct ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• instinct is a type of biological mechanism^[2].
• instinct is a type of behavior^[3].
• instinct is part of psychological terminology^[4].
• instinct's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12890392^[5].
• instinct is the opposite of mind^[6].
• instinct's topic's main category is recorded as Q9558938^[7].
• instinct's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[8].
• instinct's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• instinct's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• instinct's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[11].
• instinct's different from is recorded as Instynkt^[12].
• instinct's different from is recorded as Instinct^[13].
• instinct's next lower rank is recorded as unconditioned reflex^[14].
• instinct's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include biological mechanism^[2] and behavior^[3]. instinct is the opposite of mind^[6].

Use and Application

instinct is part of psychological terminology^[4].

Why It Matters

instinct ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).^[1] instinct has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] instinct is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]