A caracterização de John B. Watson como behaviorista metodológico na literatura brasileira: possíveis fontes de controle / The characterization of John B. Watson as a methodological behaviorist in Brazilian literature: possible control sources

Vincular o nome de John B. Watson ao Behaviorismo Metodológico e ao dualismo tem sido uma prática frequente e indiscriminada na literatura brasileira de psicologia. Este trabalho pretende identificar possíveis fontes de controle para essa vinculação. Constatou-se que a disseminação da ideia de que Watson é dualista ou behaviorista metodológico pode estar relacionada (A) à relutância de Watson em definir seus compromissos ontológicos em seus primeiros textos, (B) ao estilo de escrita de B. F. Skinner que critica o Behaviorismo Metodológico sem explicitar quem seriam os behavioristas metodológicos e (C) à influência do texto de Matos (1997a). Sugere-se que um retorno aos textos originais de Watson é necessário para a adequada caracterização de sua obra e compreensão da história do movimento behaviorista.

Linking the name of John B. Watson to Methodological Behaviorism or to dualism has been a common and indiscriminate practice in the Brazilian literature of psychology. This paper aims to identify possible sources of control for this binding. It was found that the spread of the idea of Watson being a dualistic or a methodological behaviorist may be related to (A) Watson's reluctance to define his ontological commitments in his early writings, (B) the writing style of B. F. Skinner, who criticized the Methodological Behaviorism without specifying who are the methodological behaviorists, and (C) the influence of Matos' (1997a) text. It is suggested that a return to the original texts of Watson is necessary for the proper characterization of his work and an understanding of the history of the behaviorist movement.

Advance in Research on Effect of Sports Activities on Intellectuality of Mental Retardation Children (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

@# In the special education field, sports are benefit to body and mental health, and also can improve abilities of taking care by self and adapting society. In this article, the authors summarized both domestic and foreign researches on the problem of intellectual influence of sports activities on mental retardation children, and put forward the future research direction and prospect.