Contemporary psychologists are most likely to consider ________ to be a human instinct.

A) infant sucking
B) athletic skill
C) religious ritual
D) learned behaviors

Human Instinct

Innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in humans responding to certain stimuli, fundamental for survival and reproduction.

Infant Sucking

A reflex action in newborns and infants for feeding and comfort, involving the rhythmic drawing into the mouth and suction of liquids.

Learned Behaviors

Actions or reactions that individuals acquire through experience and interaction with the environment.