INHERENT APTITUDE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

Example:

altruistic instincts in social animals

Synonyms:

inherent aptitude; instinct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("inherent aptitude" is a kind of...):

aptitude (inherent ability)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inherent aptitude"):

id ((psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity)