On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:16:25 -0400 "James S. MacDonall"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Linda,
> I'm not sure why you want feedabck on these items. They are accurate
> statements regarding misunderstandings of radical behaviorism.
> Basically, many do not understand the distinction between 'Skinnerian'
> or radical behaviorism and what some call methodological behaviorism,
> the type developed by Hull and others. Many of these statements are not
> misunderstandings of methodological behaviorism. Skinner was aware of
> the limitations of methodological behaviorism and developed a philosophy
> of science (radical behaviorism) that avoided these limitations.
> Jim
>
Agreed.
One problem is that many summaries of behaviorism that pop up in
textbooks are breezy and superficial summaries by people who
don't know much about the topic.
Ken
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Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Associate Professor
Dept. of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
