Discussion Question: Foundations Of Behavioral Psychology
1. With which behavioral psychologist(s) do you most agree philosophically? Why?
2. What are the central theoretical foundations that support behavioral psychology? What are the central propositions or key concepts of each theory? What, in your opinion, are each theory's major strengths and weaknesses?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Read:
Watson, J. B. (1913). Psychology as the behaviorist views it. Psychological Review, 20(2), 158-177.
Lattal, K. A. (1992). B. F. Skinner and psychology: Introduction to the special issue. American Psychologist, 47(11), 1269-1272.
Goddard, M. J. (2012). On certain similarities between mainstream psychology and the writings of B. F. Skinner. Psychological Record, 62(3), 563-575.
Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (1968). Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1(1), 91-97.