A transpersonal critique of behaviorism.
Journal of Religion and Health March 1, 1982 DOI: 10.1007/bf02273890 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that pastoral psychology's neglect of behavioral psychology has harmed both fields, and proposes a possible reconciliation between behavioral and transpersonal approaches. |
Abstract
Behavioral psychology has been neglected by pastoral psychologists to the hurt of both. An examination of the principles of behaviorism and some of the data on the behavioral treatment of the neuroses is followed by an analysis of B.F. Skinner's philosophy of science. A critique is developed from the perspective of transpersonal psychology, concluding with a possible reconciliation of the opposites of behavioral and transpersonal ways of knowing.