CHAPTER SEVEN--The Misbehavior of Organisms

Examples

• Taste Aversion Learning

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• Instinctive Behavior

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Integrative Essay

• What specifically is meant by the term the misbehavior of organisms? What conceptual and methodological problems did the various forms of misbehavior present for behaviorists?

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• If humans are indeed like other organisms, then our conditioning is likely to be subject to some forms of constraint as well. Constrained learning is not the same as physical constraint. Our inability to fly due to lack of wings is a physical constraint. Constrained learning refers to the extent to which our ability to be conditioned or learn new behaviors is influenced by our inheritance. Try to come up with at least three ways in which our learning or conditioning is constrained in the ethological sense and tell why you consider it to be so.
  

[Note: This is going to be a difficult task. Don't be overly concerned about whether your examples are right or wrong. I am more concerned with seeing the type of reasoning you use in solving this than in whether you are right or wrong.]

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