CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Behaviourism and Interactionism are both:
A
Nature theories
B
Nurture theories
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The interactionist approach is the view that both nature and nurture work together to shape human behaviour. The interactionist approach is best illustrated by the genetic disorder PKU (phenylketonuria). PKU is caused by the inheritance of two recessive genes, one from each parent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nature vs Nurture Behaviorism is very much on the nurture side of the debate as it argues that our behavior is learnt from the environment. The social learning theory is also on the nurture side because it argues that we learn our behavior from role models in our environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Behaviorism is 100% nurture on the nature/nurture spectrum. Behaviorism posits that any behavior can be shaped and learned if there are the right contingencies in the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nature is what people think of as pre-wiring and is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors. Nurture is generally taken as the influence of external factors after conception e.g. the product of exposure, experience and learning on an individual.

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