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Behavioral Theory and Mythology

Running Head: BEHAVIORAL THEORY AND MYTHOLOGY

















Behavioral Theory and the Mythology that Surrounds Behaviorism

Psychology 271, Fall 2003 - Burgess

Jaclyn A. Shandy-Pinto

California State University, Sacramento



Behavior is a core part of our everyday experience. What we do and why we behave in specific ways has been a topic of debate for centuries. Over 3,000 years ago, the Greeks began to have philosophical discussions about our behavior, intelligence, emotions, thoughts and dreams. Early philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to question how we learn and what is knowledge, behavior and intelligence. It was around this time period that science and psychology (science of behavior) began to emerge. For many years, learning and behavior were attributed to “internal” causations. We behave in specific ways because we “want to” or because we “need to.” It was thought that something insid...

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