Comparing Atkinson And Hilgard

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Atkinson and Hilgard wrote weather genes is the cause of human development or the surroundings .Both authors gave several example of reports and research which other psychologist has debated.First example, according to John Locke which rejected the idea of people on his time about baby were a little adult and he mentioned new born baby's mind is empty and copying the older person's behaviour.Furthermore, Chales Darwin(1859),also pointed the genes is the cause of human progress.John B.Watson and B.F Skinner assert that human naturally pliable to shift a child's behaviour into any kind. Also McGraw 1935/1975 ; Dennis & dennis, 1940;Gesell & Thompson,1929 reports on a project about new born baby's behaviour and activities today in comparison to

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