Date of Award
12-1983
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Malcolm H. Robertson
Second Advisor
Dr. Frederick P. Gault
Third Advisor
Dr. Paul T. Mountjoy
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This thesis traces some of the economic, social, religious and political events that played an important role in the development of behaviorism in the United States. The effects of the Enlightenment, the dislocation of moral and social values, the decline of religion, political upheavals and increased immigration, are seen as destabilizing elements in American society. Emphasis is placed upon the specific values of the American society, and the way in which these values remained constant throughout the social history of the United States. As such, behaviorism represents a scientific approach to the historical continuity of ideas within the nation.
Recommended Citation
Herakovic, Juan Mario, "The Cultural Roots of Behaviorism" (1983). Masters Theses. 1596.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1596