Autor: |
Todd JT; Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti 48197., Morris EK |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Zdroj: |
The American psychologist [Am Psychol] 1992 Nov; Vol. 47 (11), pp. 1441-53. |
DOI: |
10.1037//0003-066x.47.11.1441 |
Abstrakt: |
The widespread misrepresentation of behaviorism in the scientific and popular literature has caused its contributions to the understanding of behavior to be systematically ignored or denied. This misrepresentation is manifested, in large part, as a form of academic folklore that codifies erroneous accounts of behaviorism's assumptions, findings, and goals. This article examines three representative "case histories" of the academic folklore about behaviorism: its alleged environmentalism, totalitarian aims, and intellectual intolerance. Because academic folklore has been highly resistant to the corrective efforts of behaviorists, explicit strategies are suggested for identifying and correcting folklore and for promoting more effective interdisciplinary communication. |
Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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