Numericist Theory Of Learned Behaviour
From our understanding, nature is already pre-wired through our genes that we inherit as well as other biological factors, where as nurture is influenced, for example experiences, learning and the exposure one has. Nativists are those who believe that behaviour patterns are inborn/innate. Empiricists are those who believe that behaviour is learned.
There are very few behaviours that are in fact innate. Such behaviours are reflexes. These are automatic, involuntary responses to a specific stimulus. It is inborn in humans to swallow when food is in our throat, to cough when food is in the windpipe (to prevent choking), to grasp an object when it is placed in the palm of our hand i.e. a finger, to blink when the wind hits the eye and to produce …show more content…
These behaviours can be through play, culture, television, parents/peers.
This can also be thought of as ‘observational learning.’ Children observe and obtain so much, that even something so small as being on the telephone can influence a child to pick up an object and pretend that they are to. It is also believed that children can acquire prosocial behaviours through observational learning; sharing, turn-taking, social situations; the reinforcement of behaviours is thought to have a huge impact on prosocial behaviours. If for example, a child is sharing and praised for this, the child is may be more likely to continue this kind of behaviour. Attention now should be more focussed on experimental investigations. This can then show what may or may not influence behavioural development.
In addition to the innate behaviour's, our bodies incorporate such reflexes, for the importance of protection. These reflexes continue to be present throughout our whole lives and protect the body from harm i.e. choking, or potentially harmful stimuli to the eyes.
With these basic physiological reflexes that we have throughout our lives, newborn infants do in …show more content…
Sick or premature babies often fail to demonstrate this reflex, though even in normal, healthy babies it often disappears after about 5 days), the Babinski reflex (if the bottom of an infant’s foot is stroked, he will first of all splay out his toes and then curl them in) and the stepping reflex (if the infant is held carefully with his head supported and gently lowered to a table top until his feet touch and his knees bend, his legs will straighten. Then, if he is leaned forward with his feet gently dragging on the table he will make a step-like movement.
). These primitive reflexes will usually be checked by a paediatrician as a guide to the neurological health of the infant, however having said that, even a skilled paediatrician can’t always persuade a hungry, tired, unhappy infant to demonstrate a reflex; even a happy and healthy infant, will not display a reflex every time they are stimulated and this is because from the very beginning, all infants demonstrate individual differences. Binns (1965) demonstrated this experimentally. He studied babies less than 5 days old and found clear differences in babies’ reactions to being
suddenly
There are very few behaviours that are in fact innate. Such behaviours are reflexes. These are automatic, involuntary responses to a specific stimulus. It is inborn in humans to swallow when food is in our throat, to cough when food is in the windpipe (to prevent choking), to grasp an object when it is placed in the palm of our hand i.e. a finger, to blink when the wind hits the eye and to produce …show more content…
These behaviours can be through play, culture, television, parents/peers.
This can also be thought of as ‘observational learning.’ Children observe and obtain so much, that even something so small as being on the telephone can influence a child to pick up an object and pretend that they are to. It is also believed that children can acquire prosocial behaviours through observational learning; sharing, turn-taking, social situations; the reinforcement of behaviours is thought to have a huge impact on prosocial behaviours. If for example, a child is sharing and praised for this, the child is may be more likely to continue this kind of behaviour. Attention now should be more focussed on experimental investigations. This can then show what may or may not influence behavioural development.
In addition to the innate behaviour's, our bodies incorporate such reflexes, for the importance of protection. These reflexes continue to be present throughout our whole lives and protect the body from harm i.e. choking, or potentially harmful stimuli to the eyes.
With these basic physiological reflexes that we have throughout our lives, newborn infants do in …show more content…
Sick or premature babies often fail to demonstrate this reflex, though even in normal, healthy babies it often disappears after about 5 days), the Babinski reflex (if the bottom of an infant’s foot is stroked, he will first of all splay out his toes and then curl them in) and the stepping reflex (if the infant is held carefully with his head supported and gently lowered to a table top until his feet touch and his knees bend, his legs will straighten. Then, if he is leaned forward with his feet gently dragging on the table he will make a step-like movement.
). These primitive reflexes will usually be checked by a paediatrician as a guide to the neurological health of the infant, however having said that, even a skilled paediatrician can’t always persuade a hungry, tired, unhappy infant to demonstrate a reflex; even a happy and healthy infant, will not display a reflex every time they are stimulated and this is because from the very beginning, all infants demonstrate individual differences. Binns (1965) demonstrated this experimentally. He studied babies less than 5 days old and found clear differences in babies’ reactions to being
suddenly