EXERCISES
Reading edition
1. Outline the chapter. 2. Explain the differences between these three;
Action governed by instinct. Action governed by habit. Action governed by deliberation.
3. What is the objection to each of the following expressions?
(a) "The ex-soldier instinctively saluted when he met an officer in the street." (b) "The bee knows by instinct how to construct the honeycomb."
4. Why is it so difficult to find a valid distinction between instinct and reflex action? 5. Why are instincts more universal and uniform than habits? 6. How is instinct an important matter to consider in a study of human motives? 7. Show how the behavior of a hungry child of six or eight years fits the picture of a "loosely organized instinct".