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| Perspectives of Behaviorism |
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 |
| 11:00 AM–11:50 AM |
| Beacon A |
| Area: TBA |
| Chair: John B. Connors (Canadian University College) |
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| Who Founded behaviorism? Knight Dunlap vs. John Watson |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| JOHN B. CONNORS (Canadian University College) |
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| Abstract: History of psychology textbooks usually present John B. Watson as the founder of behaviorism and list his 1913 manifesto in the Psychological Review as evidence. However, his colleague at Johns Hopkins University, Knight Dunlap, published an article, The case against introspection, in the same journal a year before in 1912. The contributions of both men are reviewed and contrasted. |
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| Treatment of Behavior Analysis in Brazilian Psychology Textbooks |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| SERGIO CIRINO (UFMG, Faculdade de Educacao) |
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| Abstract: Behavior Analysis is often said to be misrepresented in textbooks (Brownstein, 1981; Todd & Morris, 1993; Wyatt, Lamal, Newman & Hobbie, 1997). In this present report are presented three recent studies in which Psychology textbooks were analyzed (Introductory Psychology in Study 1, Educational Psychology in Study 2 and Psychology applied in Study 3). All the textbooks analyzed were written by Brazilians and are widely adopted at undergraduate courses in Brazil. The criteria used to analyze the books were the ones suggested by Todd e Morris, 1993. The results showed that most of the items were evaluated as inaccurate or partially accurate. It is also important to verify that the technical terms were accurately defined (category 9) in almost all textbooks analyzed. Besides, they do not present Behavior analysis as a legitimate field (category 1). Thus, the present study demonstrated that Brazilian undergraduate textbooks also misrepresent Behavior Analysis. |
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