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Existentialism and behaviorism: Some differences

ABSTRACT

The existential and objective trends, predicted over a decade ago by Rogers, have been clearly manifested.

Existentialists and behaviorists, viewing one another as stereotypic models, have failed to see their common

underlying humanistic assumption. No longer need the two schools be separated by the free will-determinism duality.

As behavioural technology advances, behaviourism leaves the Skinner box and becomes more prepared to assume

the challenges of confronting human complexities. However, behaviourists still lack the semantically "warmer"

language with which to communicate their increasingly broadening scope of activities. (PsycINFO Database Record

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