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Behaviorism vs. Psychoanalysis: Watson, Skinner, and the Inner City, Summaries of English Language

The perspectives of john b. Watson and burrhus f. Skinner on psychology, specifically their criticisms of psychoanalysis and the development of behaviorism. The text also touches upon the emotional impact of moving and the role of inner city environments in shaping behavior. Carl jung and his analytical psychology are mentioned in passing.

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  • How did Skinner's approach to psychology differ from Freud's psychoanalytical theory?
  • What were Watson's criticisms of psychology and how did he develop behaviorism as an alternative?
  • What role did the inner city environment play in the perspectives of Watson, Skinner, and Galarza?

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Before he moved to the inner city, he had always believed that security
complexes were psychological.
Watson believed that psychology did not accomplish the goal of predicting and controlling
the behavior of a person. He believed that psychology had two problems; the pursuit of
consciousness as an object of study and the use of introspection as a method. Watson
developed a type of psychology that he believed would address these issues, behaviorism.
They were doing the best that they could possibly do, and he knew how bad that made them
fell. Another time that Ernesto showed how emotionally impact he was, was when he had to
move out of his home town of Jalco, and into different places with his family. Moving is hard
on anyone, expecially if you have lived there you’re whole life, the hardship of having to
move from city to city in Mexico was really bad for Ernesto Galarza, because this family had
to ask other family members if they could stay in their houses, and they had to start from
scratch.
However, our natural life instincts prevent anything happening, but Freud thoroughly
believed that the destruction of ourselves is inevitable, as aggression will always be at war
with society and therefore the greatest obstacle to peace. Burrhus F Skinner (1904-1990)
who favoured the behaviourist approach to psychology, criticised the psychoanalytical
theory by suggesting that psychology should be the study of behaviour and not just the
mind. However, Skinner’s approach was radical, in that he did consider our inner thoughts
and feelings, but denied that they had anything to do with behaviour (Skinner 1974).
Brent recalls a conversation he overheard there between two Vietnam veterans, in which
one of them said how much he preferred to fight with young men from the inner city, who
wear “their manhood on their sleeves. ” They weren’t afraid to fight, believing that violence
proved they were real men. Brent and Blake moved away from their home in Chester,
Pennsylvania to escape the environment filled with violence and poverty.
This quote shows that the lower-level minority distributors would abuse the drugs
advanced to them, by selling some and using the rest. Drugs in the inner city are in constant
demand. Since drugs are in constant demand a complex system is needed to establish
consistency in the process of making the drugs, so they will always be available.
Psychological Therapeutic System, more commonly known as, Analytical Psychology, was
developed and founded by a Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Gustav Jung. Carl’s family was very
involved with the Christian faith, when Carl had his “initiation” he didn’t have any moving
feelings and that was said to be a main reason to why he chose to go on with his later work,
he was trying to replace the faith that was missing from his life (Mitchell). Jung and Freud
met up and began a six year long journey of research and work together until they split
right before World War I in May 1914.
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Before he moved to the inner city, he had always believed that security

complexes were psychological.

Watson believed that psychology did not accomplish the goal of predicting and controlling the behavior of a person. He believed that psychology had two problems; the pursuit of consciousness as an object of study and the use of introspection as a method. Watson developed a type of psychology that he believed would address these issues, behaviorism. They were doing the best that they could possibly do, and he knew how bad that made them fell. Another time that Ernesto showed how emotionally impact he was, was when he had to move out of his home town of Jalco, and into different places with his family. Moving is hard on anyone, expecially if you have lived there you’re whole life, the hardship of having to move from city to city in Mexico was really bad for Ernesto Galarza, because this family had to ask other family members if they could stay in their houses, and they had to start from scratch. However, our natural life instincts prevent anything happening, but Freud thoroughly believed that the destruction of ourselves is inevitable, as aggression will always be at war with society and therefore the greatest obstacle to peace. Burrhus F Skinner (1904-1990) who favoured the behaviourist approach to psychology, criticised the psychoanalytical theory by suggesting that psychology should be the study of behaviour and not just the mind. However, Skinner’s approach was radical, in that he did consider our inner thoughts and feelings, but denied that they had anything to do with behaviour (Skinner 1974). Brent recalls a conversation he overheard there between two Vietnam veterans, in which one of them said how much he preferred to fight with young men from the inner city, who wear “their manhood on their sleeves. ” They weren’t afraid to fight, believing that violence proved they were real men. Brent and Blake moved away from their home in Chester, Pennsylvania to escape the environment filled with violence and poverty. This quote shows that the lower-level minority distributors would abuse the drugs advanced to them, by selling some and using the rest. Drugs in the inner city are in constant demand. Since drugs are in constant demand a complex system is needed to establish consistency in the process of making the drugs, so they will always be available. Psychological Therapeutic System, more commonly known as, Analytical Psychology, was developed and founded by a Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Gustav Jung. Carl’s family was very involved with the Christian faith, when Carl had his “initiation” he didn’t have any moving feelings and that was said to be a main reason to why he chose to go on with his later work, he was trying to replace the faith that was missing from his life (Mitchell). Jung and Freud met up and began a six year long journey of research and work together until they split right before World War I in May 1914.

Another time that Ernesto showed how emotionally impact he was, was when he had to move out of his home town of Jalco, and into different places with his family. Moving is hard on anyone, expecially if you have lived there you’re whole life, the hardship of having to move from city to city in Mexico was really bad for Ernesto Galarza, because this family had to ask other family members if they could stay in their houses, and they had to start from scratch. Which really shows how emotionally strong he was.