By Martin Bobgan
The Bobgans speak about James Dobson's dedication to psychology and convey that a lot of his particular teachings originated from secular mental theorists. given that one in every of Dobson's easy assumptions and vast educating has to do with vainness, the Bobgans current the clinical examine relating to vanity and speak about the result of the California job strength on vanity. notwithstanding, extra vital for Christians, the Bobgans research what the Bible says approximately esteeming and loving self. different subject matters mentioned are mental wishes, morals, popularity, and forgiveness.
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L. Thorndike. ”29 To illustrate the usefulness of reinforcement, Dobson tells how marvelously well this Law of Reinforcement worked on his dog. That makes sense, because Thorndike was an animal psychologist, best known for his work in animal learning. He developed the “law of effect” and is in the same tradition as behaviorists Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson. Such behaviorism views humans as highly evolved animals. ”30 Dobson evidently believes that what works with dogs will work with humans. In other words, he is recommending that, when it comes to training and discipline, parents treat their children like animals.
However, this is only an opinion. It is not a “psychological Dobson’s Commitment to Psychology 33 law” or a psychological fact. Researcher Dr. ”21 Nevertheless psychologists tend to expand the hydraulic idea to all emotions in spite of the opposing research. Therefore Dobson’s “psychological law” is merely his Freudian opinion, which has been scientifically discredited. In the opening chapter of Hide or Seek Dobson uses a psychological foundation and framework for defining, diagnosing, and solving problems of living.
Rather than teaching him the Love of God through words and actions, she taught him her own evil ways of rebellion, blame, frustration, despair, and hopelessness. One might conclude that since she did not know the Savior, she was her own god, pursuing her own will and not caring a whit for others. Doesn’t the Bible tell us about such a life lived according to the sin nature? (See, for example, Romans 1:21-32 and Eph. ) Dobson’s Commitment to Psychology 31 Then as Oswald continued his life in this world, he also depended upon his own flesh.
