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We can speak of Freudian psychoanalysis, behaviorism, evolutionary psychology, existentialist psychology and other schools of thought in the field of psychology rather than the science of psychology simpliciter.— Baptist Standard
Processors • Contrast with behaviorism - Organisms respond to environment • Invention of computer & focus on mental processes • Chompsky's review of Skinner's book on language - Illuminated inadequacies of behaviorism— Recently Uploaded Slideshows
But in America the psychological scene was dominated by behaviorism, led by the work and advocacy of psychologists such as B.F. Skinner and John Watson.— Experimental Theology
According to behaviorism, animals, humans included, were born as blank slates, indifferent learning machines that acquired behavioral repertoires through associations ( "If I touch a hot oven my finger hurts.") and contingent outcomes to behaviors, such as rewards and punishment.— Experimental Theology

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