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Disseminating Behaviorism: the Impact of J. B. Watson’s Ideas on Brazilian Educators

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: The reception of John Broadus Watson’s writings in Brazil during the early part of the 20th century is analyzed by exploring how his ideas were manifest in the works of two Brazilian intellectuals, Lúcio José dos Santos (1875-1944) and Manoel Bergström Lourenço Filho (1897-1970). These authors were important in Brazilian educational and psychological debates during the first decades of the 20 th century. During this period, psychology and education were pivotal to discussions of the modernization of Brazil. This paper reviews the aforementioned authors’ personal histories and divergent perspectives on Watson’s behaviorism. In this context, we trace the reception and dissemination of Watson’s ideas in the Brazilian intellectual milieu, underscoring the local idiosyncrasies of the development of psychology in Brazil.

Source: Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta

DOI: 10.5514/rmac.v39.i2.63921

Authors: SERGIO DIAS CIRINO, RODRIGO LOPES MIRANDA, ROBSON NASCIMENTO CRUZ, SAULO DE FREITAS ARAUJO

Language: English

Topic: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Subfield: General Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

OpenAlex ID: W1511728428

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