Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the proposition that behaviour can be studied and explained scientifically without recourse to internal mental states. ~ A similar approach to political science may be found in Behavioralism.The behaviorist school of thought ran concurrent with the psychoanalysis movement in psychology in the 20th century. ~ Its main influences were Ivan Pavlov, who investigated classical conditioning, John B. ~ Watson who rejected introspective methods and sought to restrict psychology to experimental methods, and B.F. ~ Skinner who conducted research on operant conditioning.
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* 1 Approaches
* 2 Versions
o 2.1 J. ~ B. ~ Watson
o 2.2 Methodological behaviorism
* 3 B.F. ~ Skinner and radical behaviorism
o 3.1 Definition
o 3.2 Experimental and conceptual innovations
o 3.3 Relation to language
* 4 Molar versus molecular behaviorism
* 5 Behaviorism in philosophy
* 6 Behaviorists
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 References and further reading
