Behavioral Science is what B.F. Skinner, the founder of "Behaviorism" studied. Over time, Behaviorism became what is now known as "behavioral psychology". To mix the terms "behavior" and that of "Psychology" is what the Intelack type individual [research Here] would do. That is, someone unfamiliar with the fact that the term "Psychology" means a "study of the Esoteric dimensions of Man". The prefix "psyche" is Greek for "Self, Soul, and Mind", or the Esoteric [non-physical] dimensions of Man, which are incapable of being perceived by the brain or physical senses. The point being.... There is nothing about behavior in the term "Psychology".

Of course, the Intelack individual, who is confined to the brain and its thinking for studying life, is unable to perceive the Esoteric dimensions of Man, and lacking this ability, would naturally be unaware that using the terms "behavior" and "Psychology" together would constitute an oxymoron.

Let us therefore be as clear as possible as we discuss what it is that those trained in BS&bp do. Since it is not Psychology, as given to us by the ancient Greeks, some 2,000 years ago.

To suggest that one can watch behavior and "know" what is causing that behavior is like saying that if you look at the exhaust of a car, it will tell you who is driving the car. This is, or course, silly. Just as silly as an adult imagining that by watching behavior he can tell us the psychological conflict of the person who is behaving, thinking, or in the case of some .... sitting perfectly still.

My point is simply this: BS&bp is dedicated to ignoring 3/4ths of what makes Man, Man. BS&bp, by focusing on behavior alone, is replicating the DM=SI of the MIND of Skinner, because it was his MIND that fed the Left-Hemisphere of his brain the Delusional Thinking that caused him to think that replicating the primary defense mechanism of his own MIND as a new way to conduct therapy was a good idea.

In other words, it will be surprising for BS&bp to realize that what those trained in BS&bp have been practicing for almost a century now, is a replica of the primary defense mechanism of the human MIND as presented by the MIND of B.F. Skinner, as his idea for "Behaviorism".

That is....what those trained in BS&bp are doing is practicing the natural denial of the MIND as it prevents Man from discovering what it is within Man that CAUSES conflicts: The repressed negative misperceptions held within the MIND that Skinner insisted do not exist.... His contribution was his own MIND creating an excellent way to "vent" his fear into his idea of "Behaviorism", which was quickly adopted by the MINDs of others recognizing this wonderful way to avoid the 3/4ths of themselves they feared. A classic case of the blind following the blind.

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