How can one distinguish innate behavior from learned behavior in humans?

Name: Problem 6, Chapter 26: Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology
Uploaded: 2022-02-18T16:56:02-08:00
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Description: How can one distinguish innate behavior from learned behavior in humans?

How can one distinguish innate behavior from learned...

Key Concepts

innate_behavior

Innate behavior refers to actions or reactions that are genetically programmed and do not require prior experience or learning. These behaviors tend to be consistent across individuals within a species and develop naturally during an organism’s growth process, often influenced by evolutionary factors and biological mechanisms.

learned_behavior

Learned behavior encompasses actions acquired through interactions with the environment and through experiences over time. Unlike innate behavior, these actions are not hardwired genetically but are developed, modified, and often refined by past interactions, social context, and education.

nature_vs_nurture

The nature versus nurture concept examines the relative contributions of genetic predispositions (nature) and environmental influences (nurture) in shaping human behavior. This framework is pivotal in distinguishing between behaviors that are innate and those that are learned and involves analyzing the interplay between biological factors and experiential inputs.

research_methods

Research methods in behavioral sciences involve systematic approaches to study and distinguish between innate and learned behaviors. These methods include controlled experiments, longitudinal studies, cross-cultural comparisons, and observational research, all aimed at isolating genetic factors from environmental influences to better understand the origin of specific behaviors.

Transcript

00:01 Okay, so in humans, how do we know if something is an innate behavior or a learned behavior? how can we tell the difference? and this is pretty easy.

00:09 It's, were you born knowing how to do it? did you have to be taught? innate is like instinct.

00:15 You do not have to be taught how to do this, okay? it's essentially genetically hardwired.

00:23 And you see this in a lot of organisms.

00:25 But if we're thinking about humans, you don't have to be taught, okay? don't have to be taught.

00:33 That's how you can tell.

00:34 So an example, a really good example, is suckling in infants.

00:39 When a baby is born, they don't have to be taught how to suck.

00:43 They automatically know how to do it.

00:45 Okay.

00:46 That's hardwired into them.

00:48 It's survival.

00:49 No one has to teach a baby how to suck.

00:52 Okay.

00:53 That's an example of an innate behavior.

00:54 Another one is your reflex.

00:56 Okay.

00:56 And i'll put that here for examples.

01:04 Another example reflexes right no one has to teach you to move your hand from a hot stove you accidentally touch it you feel the pain your body moves your hand okay that's a reflex you don't have to no one is like hey that's really bad you shouldn't do that move your hand you don't have to be taught how to do that a learned behavior is exactly what it sounds like you have to be taught in some fashion okay it doesn't mean that you have to have another human exactly give you the instructions for something.

01:33 That is how you can be taught.

01:35 So talking potty training, things like that, that's all taught by another human, right? you talk to a baby...

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