first instinct
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- impulseSudden urge to act
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
hunch · snap · immediate · visceral · primal · automatic · response · urge · feeling · split-second · knee-jerk · raw · spontaneous · instinctive · survival · fight · flight · rush
deliberation
first instinctmeasured response
Controlled, proportional reply
reflective thinking · second thoughts · logical deduction · premeditation · forethought
temporal sequence
first instinctsecond thought
Reconsideration of a decision
final decision · afterthought · hindsight · delayed reaction · end result