Which of the Following Statements About Instincts Is Consistent with James's

Which of the following statements about instincts is consistent with James's and McDougall's hypotheses about instincts?

A) Instincts develop as fixed-action patterns, resulting from important environmental events.
B) Instincts represent relatively consistent behavioral tendencies that are subject to some change over time.
C) Instincts are encoded in the nervous system such that they may be elicited by inappropriate stimuli.
D) People who go with their groups are conforming to the conformity instinct.