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THE LEGACY OF JOHN B. WATSON'S BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTO FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

John B. Watson's contributions to psychology, particularly through his behavioral manifesto, laid the foundation for what later became Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). His approach emphasized objectivity, advocating for psychology as an empirical and experimental branch of natural sciences.

THE LEGACY OF JOHN B. WATSON'S BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTO FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

THE LEGACY OF JOHN B. WATSON'S BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTO FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Historical background

Psychology as the behaviorist sees
In the history of celebrations, it was the death of the psychology of consciousness studied through introspective methods and the birth of behavioral psychology studied through objective methods.
Its short history began in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the participating factors were American culture

Its four dimensions

Applied Dimension: Applied Research, Behavioral Applications, and Practice
Baer et al. (1968) listed the applied dimension first among the seven dimensions applied behavior analysis
The behavioral dimension
Consequently, a subject's verbal description of his own nonverbal behavior will not generally be accepted as a measure of his actual behavior unless it is independently substantiated.
The behavioral dimension: Objectivity
The second defining characteristic of Watson's Behaviorism However, he did not use the behavioral term, but the objective term: "Psychology, as the behaviorist sees it, is a purely objective discipline." experimental branch of natural sciences
The dimension of conceptual systems: naturalism
he conceptual system was the first and defining characteristic of his behaviorism. Was his behaviorism. By defining psychology as "a purely objective experimental branch of natural Sciences