The War Between Mentalism and Behaviorism: On the Accessibility of Mental Processes

by William R. Uttal

Book Overview

This book considers one of the most fundamental, but only infrequently considered, issues in psychology--Are mental processes accessible by means of verbal reports and/or experimental assays? It is argues that this is the main characteristic distinguishing between behaviorism and mentalistic cognitivism. The answer posed by the author is that, with few exceptions and for the most fundamental reasons, mental processes are not accessible and that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805833617
• ISBN13: 9780805833614
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"