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Instability is an organizational climate in which people are not sure what to do.

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Deutsch: Instanz / Español: Instancia / Português: Instância / Français: Instance / Italiano: Istanza

In psychology, the term "instance" refers to a specific occurrence or example of a particular concept, behavior, or phenomenon. It is often used to describe individual cases that illustrate broader psychological principles or theories. Instances help researchers and practitioners understand the nuances of human behavior and mental processes by providing concrete examples that can be analyzed and interpreted within a theoretical framework.

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Deutsch: Augenblick / Español: Instante / Português: Instante / Français: Instant / Italian: Istante

Instant in the psychology context refers to a very brief and immediate moment in time. In psychological terms, it often pertains to processes or responses that occur in a fraction of a second, highlighting the Immediacy and speed of cognitive and emotional reactions.

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Instant repairs refer to self -repair in which the speaker traces back to an error that is then replaced with the correct word. Please see also Anticipatory retracing and fresh start.

Instinct is defined as an impulsion towards certain activities. Those psychic processes over which the ego has no control.

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Instinctive behavior refers to an innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species.

Instinctive drift refers to an instance of classical conditioning in which a genetically based, fixed action pattern gradually emerges and displaces a behavior that is being operantly conditioned; the tendency for behavior to drift toward a Fixed action pattern. Instinctive drift also refers to the substitution of instinctive behaviors for behaviors that had been reinforced.

Instinctoid needs refers to Maslow's term for the innate needs in his needs-hierarchy theory.

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