Discover the History of Psychology and Behaviorism

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What is the science of human behavior called according to Hunter?

anthroponomy

Who attempted to formulate behaviorism more precisely?

Albert P. Weiss and Zing Yang Kuo

How did Kuo define behaviorism?

a science of mechanics dealing with the mechanical movements of organisms

Who set out a mechanistic, physiologically reductionist psychology?

Karl Lashley Signup and view all the answers

What did Lashley say about behaviorism?

it had become an accredited system of psychology Signup and view all the answers

What was Watson's criticism of mentalistic psychology?

Watson argued that consciousness was irrelevant to animal work and added nothing to the observation of behavior. Signup and view all the answers

What did Watson suggest was the focus of experiments in animal psychology?

Watson suggested that experiments were designed to find out what an animal will do in some novel circumstance and its behavior is then observed. Signup and view all the answers

Why did Watson argue that reconstructing the animal's consciousness was unnecessary?

Watson argued that reconstructing the animal's consciousness added nothing to what had already been accomplished in the observation of behavior. Signup and view all the answers

According to Watson, what did introspective psychology offer in terms of applied psychology?

Watson argued that introspective psychology was irrelevant and offered no significant contribution to applied psychology. Signup and view all the answers

What did Watson claim was the purpose of animal psychology experiments?

Watson claimed that the purpose of animal psychology experiments was to observe an animal's behavior in novel circumstances and then later attempt to reconstruct its mind as it behaved. Signup and view all the answers