Answered: Which school of psychology believes that it is impossible to objectively study the mind? The School os Psychology that believes it is impossible to objectively study the mind is Behaviorism.

What Is Behaviorism in Psychology?

Behaviorism is the theory that human or animal psychology can be objectively studied through observable actions (behaviors), rather than thoughts and feelings that cannot be observed.

Did you know: Behaviourism is a school of psychology that is based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behaviour itself.

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Behavioral psychology examples

Behaviorists believe that:

• the human mind is a black box into which stimuli are sent and from which responses are received.
• there is no point in trying to determine what happens in the box because we can successfully predict behaviour without knowing what happens inside the mind.
• it is possible to develop laws of learning that can explain all behaviours.

Types of behavioral Psychology

• Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has been used with great success in helping children with autism learn to talk, interact with others, generalize helpful behaviors from one situation to the other, and a host of other necessary life skills. ABA can be used in any situation where complex tasks can be broken down into concrete steps.
• Cognitive therapy. Aaron Beck developed cognitive therapy in the 1960s. Cognitive therapy states that emotions, behaviors and thoughts are interconnected and influence each other. Cognitive therapy helps people learn more adaptive ways to get their needs met by finding and changing inaccurate and unhelpful thought patterns and deeply held but erroneous beliefs. Cognitive therapy belongs to the collaborative models of psychotherapeutic practices.
• Behavioral therapy. Behavioral therapy posits that all behavior is learned, including harmful behaviors. Harmful or unhelpful behavior can be unlearned and replaced with healthy, helpful behaviors. Systematic desensitization, cognitive-behavioral therapy, cognitive-behavioral play therapy, and aversion therapy are all noted helpful and effective variations of behavioral therapy.

Sources

https://www.thoughtco.com/behaviorism-in-psychology-4171770