The Rousseauian view provided the substrate for the twentieth-century counterpoint to behaviorism: a belief in the powerful role of children's inborn characteristics. At mid-century, Freud's psychoanalytic theory vied with behaviorism's reinforcement principles for parents' and educators' attentions.
The Rousseauian view provided the substrate for the counterpoint to behaviorism: a belief in the role of children's characteristics. Freud's psychoanalytic theory vied with behaviorism's reinforcement principles.