Kuttner R E
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1983 Autumn;29(3):231-3. doi: 10.1177/002076408302900310.
The modern concept of instinct maintains that certain physical signs or events trigger the release of appropriate behavioural responses. According to Konrad Lorenz and other ethological theorists, the features and proportions of the infant body and face convey a sense of cuteness which releases a protective human instinct. Members of the Lorenz-Tinbergen school may also regard violent crime or war as manifestations of aggressive drives. A survey of medical and sociological literature shows that the rate of abuse and neglect of infants and children is higher than violent crimes against adults, which reveals a contradiction in basic premises.
现代本能概念认为，某些身体信号或事件会触发适当行为反应的释放。根据康拉德·洛伦兹和其他行为学理论家的观点，婴儿身体和面部的特征及比例传达出一种可爱感，从而释放出人类的保护本能。洛伦兹 - 廷贝亨学派的成员也可能将暴力犯罪或战争视为攻击驱力的表现。一项对医学和社会学文献的调查表明，虐待和忽视婴幼儿的发生率高于针对成年人的暴力犯罪，这揭示了基本前提中的一个矛盾。
