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How are instincts and learned behaviors alike?

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Instinctive behaviour is behaviour which automatically happens when your born and stays with you forever.
Learned Behaviour is behaviour which can be learned after some time.
Instinctive behaviour is genetically inherited and can never change.
Learned behaviour is not genetical and can change easily.
Example of instinctive behaviour is a baby clasping a persons hand when born or a person quickly moving their hand away from a hot iron.
Example of learned behaviour is such as learning how to walk or learning how to ride a bike.

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