固定行为模式，是习性学家洛伦茨和廷伯根20世纪50年代提出的，是先天性本能行为的基本单位。指物种典型的刻板行为，一个物种的所有成员，至少是同一性别的成员都会表现出来。
他们综合了分散于非洲的七个黑猩猩研究中心的观察结果，结果显示出黑猩猩能做的可能远不止四处传递某些不固定的行为模式。
They have synthesised the results from seven chimpanzee-research centres scattered across Africa, and shown that chimps can, indeed, do more than just pass on the odd behaviour pattern here and there.
其他科学家把同样的行为因于条件反射和后天学习的反应。当然没有感情或有意识的想法，反应和固定的动作模式也可以发生。
Other scientists have attributed the same behavior to conditioning, to learned responses. Certainly reflexes and fixed action patterns can occur without feeling or conscious thought.
这将造成一种结果：教学是虚假的和表面的，孩子像“鹦鹉学舌”般学习，或者模仿固定的行为模式。
This leads to results in teaching that are artificial and superficial where children simply 'parrot' their learning or copy set patterns of behaviour.
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