Metaphor used for Brain - Human mind as a blank slate - Tabula rasa
Humans are born with mind as blank slate. The environment begins to add the mind the second that we are born.
It is believed that learners can be influenced by their environments. In other words, behaviour is determined by others rather than by our own free will.
So by carefully shaping desirable behaviour, morality and information is learnt.
Learns learn the best by repetition and reinforcement learning.
Learning occurs when behaviour is changed.