Exploring Psychological Movements

Review of Psychological Movements and the Fall of Behaviorism

• The text discusses the learning objectives, which include reviewing psychological movements and exploring the implications of radical behaviorism.
• Two major critiques that led to the downfall of behaviorism are mentioned.
• The text encourages reflection on psychology as a field that studies big ideas.
• Three key movements in psychology are identified: structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism.
• The text highlights the distinction between nativism and philosophical empiricism.
• The question of whether nativism or philosophical empiricism is the correct view of human psychology is posed.
• The text suggests that human behavior is a combination of nature and nurture.
• The question of where the mind exists is raised, with scientists taking a perspective of monism.
• Behaviorism was the dominant psychological movement from 1930 to 1960.
• This period saw the emergence of important and replicable psychological phenomena, but also dangerous ideas rooted in these phenomena.
• The fall of behaviorism is largely attributed to Noam Chomsky's analytical program.
• The text is cut off before the eighth bullet point.

Test your knowledge of psychological movements and their implications with this quiz. Learn about the major critiques that led to the decline of behaviorism and reflect on psychology as a study of big ideas. Explore topics such as structuralism, functionalism, nativism, and philosophical empiricism.