%0 Journal Article
%T ES VIABLE EL CONDUCTISMO EN EL SIGLO XXI? / IS BEHAVIORISM VIABLE IN THE XXI CENTURY?
%A Telmo Eduardo Pe£¿a Correal*
%J Liberabit
%D 2010
%I Universidad de San Mart¨¬n de Porres, Lima
%X RESUMENSe hace una revisi¨®n conceptual sobre el conductismo en la cual se discuten sus principales caracter¨ªsticas, con elobjetivo de determinar su viabilidad como propuesta para la psicolog¨ªa del siglo XXI. A partir del supuesto de que elconductismo no es una teor¨ªa unificada de la psicolog¨ªa, sino una filosof¨ªa de esta disciplina, se presentan los t¨®picos sobrelos cuales hay mayor coincidencia entre los conductistas, a saber, la idea de que la psicolog¨ªa es una ciencia natural, que esuna ciencia emp¨ªrica, que intenta generar un conocimiento en el que se controlen los sesgos subjetivistas (objetividad) yfinalmente que utiliza en la tarea investigativa de forma preferente la metodolog¨ªa experimental. Se se alan igualmentealgunos t¨®picos sobre los cuales hay debate entre los conductistas, tales como el nivel de molecularidad o molaridad en elan¨¢lisis, la necesidad o no de factores mediadores y el uso de la investigaci¨®n ideogr¨¢fica vs la investigaci¨®n nomot¨¦tica.El trabajo concluye se alando c¨®mo algunos de los conceptos m¨¢s conocidos como  est¨ªmulo ,  respuesta , condicionamiento  entre otros, no son esenciales al conductismo y eventualmente podr¨ªan ser reemplazados por otros.ABSTRACTA conceptual review of Behaviorism is presented in which its main features are discussed with the purpose of assessingits viability as a proposal for the XXIth century. Based on the premise that behaviorism is not a unified theory of psychology,but a philosophy of this science, some of the topics on which there is greater coincidence between the behaviourists arepresented, namely the assumption that psychology is a natural and empirical science, which attempts to generate knowledgein which subjectivistic biases (objectivity) are controlled and finally that it prefers the experimental methodology in theirempirical studies. Also are brought some topics on which there is debate among the behaviorists, such as the level ofmolecularity or molarity in the analysis, the need or not of mediating factors and the use of ideographic vs. nomoteticresearch. Work concludes by pointing out how some of the more known concepts as  stimulus ,  response , or conditioning  among others, are not essential to Behaviorism and they could eventually be replaced by others.
%K Palabras Clave: An¨¢lisis molar
%K an¨¢lisis molecular
%K conductismo
%K psicolog¨ªa
%K metodolog¨ªa experimental. / Key words: Behaviorism
%K Experimental Methodology
%K Molar Analysis
%K Molecular Analysis
%K Psychology
%U http://www.revistaliberabit.com/liberabit16_2/pena_1.pdf