Tuesday, August 15, 2006

WHY we do WHAT we do?

Scientists have spent decades since the beginning of psychology to answer the question of why do we behave like we are today, and they came up with different theories based on their different perspectives and ways of research. A behaviorist might say that behaviors of an individual are shaped by his/her past experience of the consequence of that behavior(rewards or punishment) While a psychoanalyst says that our behaviors are motivated by means of survivals and desires. Others might say that we act according to our environment and people around us, or from examples. Some might say that our behaviors are inherited. In other words, it is our genetic differences that shape our behaviors. However, this question has not yet has a solid and correct answer to it.

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