The persistence of dichotomies in the study of behavioral development

摘要: The inadequacies of dichotomous views behavioral development that oppose learned and innate behavior, or genetic environmental determinants have long been recognized. However, they continue to exert a powerful influence on current thinking about development, often by way metaphors simply recast these old ideas in more modern technical vocabulary. idea the information for behavior can be attributed either sources was originated Lorenz provides basis many accounts development. Lorenz's "sources information" metaphor is fundamentally flawed, however, as are those recent based it. alternative interactionist account most clearly articulated Lehrman, far coherent theoretical framework but it has not broadly assimilated into psychology continues widely misunderstood. In particular, does involve radical environmenta-lism, attribute all effects learning, interpret gene-environment interaction. attractive simplicity encourages its continued application study despite fact inadequate complexities developmental analysis.