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Question Is all behaviour learned?

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November 10, 2008

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Jennifer Church

November 13, 2008 (changed November 13, 2008) Permalink

If you include reflex responses such as blinking one's eyes upon the approach of a fast-moving object, then the answer is clearly 'no' -- not all behavior is learned; some behavior occurs regardless of any learning.

There are many sort of behavior that combine what is given and what is learned -- certain ways of walking or waving, for example

There are also behaviors that are too original to rightly describe as learned. A dancer may execute a movement that has never been seen before, or a singer may make a sound that has never been heard before.

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