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- Title
Sobre el problema de la definición del objeto de estudio en Psicología y disciplinas afines.
- Authors
López Corral, Alfonso
- Abstract
More than a hundred years have passed since the publication of the influential article "Psychology as the behaviorist views it" by John B. Watson, better known in Spanish as "El manifiesto conductista," where it was established that the subject matter in psychology is behavior and a critique of mentalistic psychology was made. The question of what psychology studies and whether it should be considered a science is still being debated. The aim of this work is to point out some aspects of the status of psychology as a science, primarily related to its subject of study. This problem is highlighted with an example of the relationship between the brain and behavior, and some problems for both psychology and neuroscience are mentioned based on their research aims. Finally, J.R. Kantor's suggestions are revisited as a means to progress towards a naturalistic science of psychology.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY; BEHAVIORISM (Psychology); NEUROSCIENCES; WATSON, John B.; KANTOR, J. R.
- Publication
Hermenéutica, 2023, Issue 24, p89
- ISSN
1668-7361
- Publication type
Article