Which of the following did Skinner believe about the role of genetics in behavior?
a. Skinner denied the existence of innate behaviors and instead proposed that each organism learned all behaviors through their contingencies.
b. Skinner believed that innate behaviors occurred only early in life and that they were outgrown through the use of differential reinforcement.
c. Skinner postulated a role for innate behaviors that was secondary to the role of learned behaviors, as innate behaviors only emerge when there is brain damage.
d. Skinner recognized the existence of innate behavior and that conditions selecting certain behaviors might change and make the behaviors maladaptive.
D
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