An unchanging biologically inherited behavior pattern

Instinct is a. an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern. b. most often applied to animal behavior. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

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User: Instinct is a. an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern. b. most often applied to animal behavior. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Weegy: Answer: c. both a and b. Instinct is an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern and is most often applied to animal behavior.

User: Heredity is a. the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children. b. the social environment that affects social learning. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

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Heredity is the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children.

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Name _____________________________ Class _________________ Date __________________Socializing the IndividualGuided ReadingSection 1READING THE SECTIONDIRECTIONSRead each of the following descriptions, and write who or whatis “speaking” in the space provided.Instinct 1. “I am an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern.”Aptitude 2. “I am a capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a specific body ofknowledge.”Social Environment 3. “I am a term that refers to contact with other people.”Heredity 4. “I am the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children.”

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Personality the sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristic of an individual
Heredity the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children.
Instinct an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern.
Sociobiology the systematic study of the biological basis of all social behavior.
Aptitude a capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a particular body of knowledge.
Feral children children wild or untamed children.
John B. Watson psychologist that suggested that what applies to dogs can also be applied to humans.
Kingsley Davis sociologist who studied the feral children Anna and Isabelle.
Rene Spitz psychologist who studied the effects of institutionalization on a group of infants in 1945. the children were given food and proper medical care but otherwise had little to no human contact.
Socialization the interactive process through which people learn the basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society.
Self your conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity that separates you and your environment from other members of society.
Looking-glass self the interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others.
Role-Taking not only to see ourselves as others see us but actually take on or pretend to take the roles of others.
Significant others to internalize the expectations of the people closest to us. i.e. parents, relatives, siblings, and others who have a direct influence on our socialization.
Generalized other the internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society.
I the un-socialized, spontaneous, self-interested component of personality and self-identity.
Me the part of ourselves that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society-the socialized self.
John Locke English philosopher from the 1600s, insisted that each newly born human being is a tabla rasa, or clean slate, on which just about anything can be written. Locke claims that each of us is born without a personality.
Charles Horton Cooley social psychologist Charles Horton Cooley was one of the founders of the interactionist perspective in sociology. He is most noted for his development of the idea of the primary group and for his theory explaining how individuals develop a sense of self.
George Herbert Mead American philosopher George Herbert Mead, another founder of the interactionist perspective, developed ideas related to Cooley's theories. According to Mead, seeing ourselves as others see us is only the beginning. Eventually we not only see ourselves as others see us but actually take on or pretend to take the roles of others.
Agents of socialization Agents of socialization describes the specific individuals, groups, and institutions that enable socialization to take place.
Peer group a primary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and similar social characteristics.
Mass media instruments of communication that reach large audiences with no personal contact between those sending the information and those receiving it.
Total institution a setting in which people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time and are subject to tight control.
Re-socialization involves a break with past experiences and the learning of new values and norms.

What is an unchanging biologically inherited behavior pattern?

instinct. "I am an unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern."

What is an inherited behavior pattern called?

Terms in this set (20) Instinct is a changing, biologically inherited behavior pattern.

When sociologists use the term agents of socialization what are they referring to?

Socialization agents are a combination of social groups and social institutions that provide the first experiences of socialization. Families, early education, peer groups, the workplace, religion, government, and media all communicate expectations and reinf orce norms.

What is the term for a primary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and similar social characteristics?

A peer group is a primary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and similar social characteristics.