Imagine you are a student studying psychology at the end of the 1800s. You go to a lecture presented by William James. Which statement would you most expect to hear regarding James' view of human behavior?

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William James believed that humans have a wide range of instincts that are fundamental to their behavior, even more so than in other animals. He argued that these instincts are crucial for survival and form the basis of human actions and emotions.  James argued that humans have many social instincts for sympathy, modesty, sociability, and love. These instincts, he said, are not carried out through fixed action patterns.

Imagine You Are a Student Studying Psychology at the End