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

Its four dimensions

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

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 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.

Applied Dimension: Applied Research, Behavioral Applications, and Practice

Baer et al. (1968) listed the applied dimension first among the seven dimensions applied behavior analysis

Historical background

Its short history began in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the participating factors were American culture

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.