What Are The Arguments Against Innate Behaviour
Q: In your own words, details the ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments with regard to innate and learned behaviour.
A: There are two types of behaviour, innate and learned. Innate behaviour (also known as nature) is defined as natural and instinctive. It is the behaviour present at birth, the fixed, unchanging behaviours.Nativists believe that various aspects of behaviour are innate. They argue that behaviour is due to genetics as we inherit the qualities that decide the kind of person we will be. For example, reflexes. Some examples of these are:
Swallowing - when food enters the mouth the body automatically produces saliva
Coughing - when food enters the windpipe the natural reaction is to cough to prevent choking
Blinking - when air enters …show more content…
He added the significance of personal feelings or reinforcement and the link between thinking and observational learning. Bandura believes that children learn new behaviours through the process of modelling, adults show through their own behaviours how they would like their children to behave. (2) For example, manners, children are not born with manners they are taught by example and giving gentle reminders such as remembering please and thank you. Positive reinforcement will go a long way with children. On the other hand there is negative reinforcement for instance a child does not want to go to bed, they whine and make excuses to stretch out the time and after the parent persisting for a while to get them into bed, decides to allow them to settle on the sofa. From this the child’s strategy will be strengthened because it has been postponed as they wanted.
A recent study by Kraus PhD showed that the genes shared by twins are similar, in identical twins heritability was around 46% but in fraternal twins was lower at 23%.In his study he found that there were some genetic influences in personality.
A: There are two types of behaviour, innate and learned. Innate behaviour (also known as nature) is defined as natural and instinctive. It is the behaviour present at birth, the fixed, unchanging behaviours.Nativists believe that various aspects of behaviour are innate. They argue that behaviour is due to genetics as we inherit the qualities that decide the kind of person we will be. For example, reflexes. Some examples of these are:
Swallowing - when food enters the mouth the body automatically produces saliva
Coughing - when food enters the windpipe the natural reaction is to cough to prevent choking
Blinking - when air enters …show more content…
He added the significance of personal feelings or reinforcement and the link between thinking and observational learning. Bandura believes that children learn new behaviours through the process of modelling, adults show through their own behaviours how they would like their children to behave. (2) For example, manners, children are not born with manners they are taught by example and giving gentle reminders such as remembering please and thank you. Positive reinforcement will go a long way with children. On the other hand there is negative reinforcement for instance a child does not want to go to bed, they whine and make excuses to stretch out the time and after the parent persisting for a while to get them into bed, decides to allow them to settle on the sofa. From this the child’s strategy will be strengthened because it has been postponed as they wanted.
A recent study by Kraus PhD showed that the genes shared by twins are similar, in identical twins heritability was around 46% but in fraternal twins was lower at 23%.In his study he found that there were some genetic influences in personality.