Question

8 characteristics of behaviouralism by david eston​

Answer 1

Behaviorism is primarily concerned with behavior that can be observed. It is opposed to internal events like thinking or feeling of the human beings. According to David Eston, behaviour is analytic and explanatory in itself as it is a response to a stimulus. The 8 characteristics of behaviourlism by David Eston are :-

1. regularities

2. verification

3. techniques

4. quantification

5. values

6. systematization

7. pure science

8. integration

Answer 2

The characteristics are Values, techniques, science, quantification etc.

• According to Eston, despite its diversity, human behaviour exhibits certain striking similarities behaviour that may be formalised into a systematic theory.
• Thus, he laid down a few characteristics of behaviour which are -

1. Integration.
2. Pure Science
3. Quantification
4. Regularities
5. Systematisation
6. Techniques
7. Values and
8. Verification