DABA 601 History of Behavior Analysis
The purpose of this course is to review and integrate the works and writings of scientists and philosophers preceding and laying the groundwork for modern Behavior Analysis and Behaviorism. Emphasis will be given to the historical context under which each contribution and system was developed. Materials reviewed will span from the ancient Greeks (Plato and Aristotle) to the present. Philosophic formulations (Animism, Mentalism, Pragmatism, Methodological and Radical Behaviorism) will be explored and evaluated. Finally, detailed analyses of the careers and discoveries of applied and experimental behavior analysts will be undertaken and reviewed as products of the historical precedents they follow.
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