Methodological Behaviorism is one of many branches of the
psychological school of Behaviorism. Like the other branches in
this school, it places a great deal of emphasis on observing
human and animal action as a means of gaining insight into why
people behave the way they do. This is in contrast to other
schools, which place emphasis on more internal explanations for
behavior, such as the "inter-psychic conflicts" and "repressed
desires" of the psychodynamic perspective. Let's take a look at
what makes Methodological Behaviorism unique. In This Article:
What is methodological behaviorism in psychology, and how does
it differ from other types of behaviorism? In this Article: John
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