Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

Behaviour

innate (instinctive) or learned?

1. Instinctive
2. Learned

IS IT NATURE OR NURTURE?

NATURE 

NURTURE

In Africa, Maasai warriors jump in the air to
impress women.

One-day-old sparrow chicks open their beaks

when a parent bird arrives with food.

At a Jewish wedding the groom breaks a glass

by stepping on it.

A newborn baby grasps its mother’s fingers.

Behaviour sequence

Fixed pattern in behaviour. 

Consists of different elements: behaviour units.

A boy sees a pretty girl and starts to blush.

What's the response?

1. Blushing
2. He starts to blush
3. The blush on the boy's face

Hunger is a ....

1. internal stimulus
2. motivating factor

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Give an example of nature and nurture from the video

plenary discussion 

what's the function of mating rituals?

red lips are supernatural stimuli to men. what does a woman show when her lips are red?

You will look at the mating behaviour of a spider. 

Write down the behavioural units while watching 

the video.

Which behavioural units have you
seen in the video?

In the video you have seen the mating behaviour of a spider. This behaviour always happens in the same order.
How do we call a fixed pattern in behaviour?

8.3 Learning

8.3 Learning!

learning objective

1. know the different ways it is possible to learn something and be able to give examples

2. recognize these different ways of learning in examples (movies or descriptions)

types of learning

1. imprinting (critical period)

2. imitation

3. operant and classical conditioning

4. trial and error

5. problem solving behaviour

assignment

write down the five ways of learning and explain while/after watching each video

What way of learning is show in the picture?

1. Imprinting
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Imitation

What way of learning is show in the picture?

1. Imprinting
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Imitation

What way of learning is show in the picture?

1. Imprinting
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Imitation

What way of learning is show in the picture?

1. Imprinting
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Imitation

What way of learning is show in the picture?

1. Imprinting
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Imitation