This is a relatively new school in psychology, and has been the subject
for much controversy. Its main contention is that behavior is the key
to a man’s real, inner being, and that, from this, his total self can
be gauged. His instinctive and emotional equipment, his habits, his
activities, his social adaptability, his recreation and sports, his
sexual life, his reactions to conventional standards, his personal bias
and peculiarities, etc.--these are all factors in the determination
of his inner mental life. In other words; as a man behaves--so is he!
Behavioristic psychology, however, totally fails to disclose to us
the essence of self and personality--what it _is_. Those who may be
interested in pursuing this line of reading further may consult Dr.
John B. Watson’s “Psychology: from the Standpoint of a Behaviorist.”