PSYCH 2320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Behaviorism
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Moves away from the view of human nature promoted by freud. Moves away from the notion that human beings are primarily controlled by reinforcers in the environment (from behaviorism) Thus, maslow referred to it as third force psychology . Rogers started out in life interested in being a minister. Came to see that human beings might well be worthwhile and good even in the absence of the divine. Went on a road trip, and then came back and listened to his patients . An innate tendency toward growth, health, and fulfillment. An innate gut feeling about what is good or bad for us. All of the things that happen to and around us. The many different and changing aspects of the world. We cannot be aware of all of them. We have a subset that is our experience of the world and ourselves.
