Purpose – Demonstrate the acquisition of the following item from the BACB Fifth Edition Task List,
describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism (A-3).
What To Do – Write a paper comparing and contrasting Methodological (Watsonian) Behaviorism and Radical Behaviorism. Below are the points that should be included.
Begin by explaining what Methodological and Radical Behaviorism are. Discuss their key components.
Then go on to compare and contrast the two behaviorisms.
Discuss how (if at all) each behaviorism accounts for private events/mentalisms (compare/contrast).
Discuss how (if at all) the behaviorisms approach application with humans/animals (compare/contrast). Include both in the beginning of the development of the specific philosophy and if the philosophy continued to develop in how it approaches humans/animals.
Discuss the differences between what environmental contingencies each behaviorism considers. This should include what environmental factors such as antecedent and consequences are included as part of the philosophy.
