 Kantor at Indiana University; from the yearbook Arbutus, 1923, p. 311 (photo courtesy of Indiana University Archives) |
 Kantor in 1977 (photo courtesy of J. L. Michael) |
"Fields indicate that events consist of systems in which things or processes are in intimate relation with each other so that descriptions and explanations can be made without supernatural or transcendental powers, forces, and causes" (Kantor, 1984, p. 171).
For J. R. Kantor (1888-1984), psychology studies not just the person. Psychological events emerge from the interaction over time of several factors: individuals, environmental stimuli, setting factors, and media of contact (Kantor, 1959, pp. 15-16). Based on this conceptualization, Kantor developed a naturalistic viewpoint, interbehavioral psychology or interbehaviorism. Among his other contributions, Kantor co-founded a scholarly press, the Principia Press (1932), founded a journal, The Psychological Record (1937), and published twenty books and many articles. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago (1917) and served on the psychology faculty at Indiana University (1920-1959) (Mountjoy & Cone, 1997, 2006).
The purpose of this website is to serve as an educational and scholarly resource for those with an interest in Kantor and interbehaviorism. See also William S. Verplanck's website and Kantor page. A version of this website (in progress) and of Verplanck's website are also available here and here, respectively.
References
Kantor, J. R. (1959). Interbehavioral psychology: A sample of scientific system construction (Rev. ed.). Granville, OH: Principia Press.
Kantor, J. R. (1984). The relation of scientists to events in physics and in psychology. The Psychological Record, 34, 165-173.
Mountjoy, P. T., & Cone, D. M. (1997). Another new journal? The Psychological Record: Volumes I-V; 1937-1945. The Psychological Record, 47, 3-20.
Mountjoy, P. T., & Cone, D. M. (2006). A biographical sketch of Jacob Robert Kantor. In B. D. Midgley & E. K. Morris (Eds.), Modern perspectives on J. R. Kantor and interbehaviorism (pp. 15-38). Reno, NV: Context Press/Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
The purpose of this website is to serve as an educational and scholarly resource for those with an interest in Kantor and interbehaviorism. See also William S. Verplanck's website and Kantor page. A version of this website (in progress) and of Verplanck's website are also available here and here, respectively.
References
Kantor, J. R. (1959). Interbehavioral psychology: A sample of scientific system construction (Rev. ed.). Granville, OH: Principia Press.
Kantor, J. R. (1984). The relation of scientists to events in physics and in psychology. The Psychological Record, 34, 165-173.
Mountjoy, P. T., & Cone, D. M. (1997). Another new journal? The Psychological Record: Volumes I-V; 1937-1945. The Psychological Record, 47, 3-20.
Mountjoy, P. T., & Cone, D. M. (2006). A biographical sketch of Jacob Robert Kantor. In B. D. Midgley & E. K. Morris (Eds.), Modern perspectives on J. R. Kantor and interbehaviorism (pp. 15-38). Reno, NV: Context Press/Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
