What is meant by \"the capacity for learning is inherited?\" Make sure to read t

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What is meant by "the capacity for learning is inherited?" Make sure to read the section Focus On: B.F. Skinner Make sure to review Thorndike's contribution to the history of modern day Behavior Analysis (I did not include him in my discussion in class as I did with the others) What is the Law of Effect? Be able to explain Thorndike's puzzle box experiments. What was Skinner's treatment of the "Private World?" Feelings? Thinking? Causes of behavior? Chapter 2: What is meant by "response class" and "stimulus class?"

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There has been much debate surrounding whether intelligence level is inherent, meaning that individuals are born with a certain natural learning capability, or learned, meaning if that the environment determines intelligence and if it is favourable, individuals can attain a certain level of intelligence. However, we now know that both, heredity and the environment, play a role in intelligence. When we say that the capacity for intelligence is inherited, we mean to what extent individuals can develop their intellectual capacities with the help of the environment is genetically determined. In other words, heredity puts limits and boundaries within which intellectual development can take place.
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