Applied behavior analysis History Behaviorism
One of the most famous behaviorists was the psychologist B.F. Skinner. Skinner first published his ideas about behaviorism in 1938. He wrote a lot about behaviorism throughout his career. In 1945, Skinner came up with the concept of radical behaviorism. Radical behaviorism is a more moderate form of behaviorism. Radical behaviorism is not as extreme as behaviorism. It recognizes that internal feelings can effect behavior. But it says that people should only focus on behavior because behavior can be observed. Skinner thought that behavior is partially caused by the environment. He also thought that behavior was partially caused by genetics.