Behaviourism? Cognitive theory? Humanistic psychology? To Hull with them all.

Some curious features of the current psychological scene are briefly examined. They include the notion that psychology is undergoing a paradigm shift and that the paradigm due for suppression can be identified with "behaviourism". It is suggested that, although a return to Hull's behaviour theory con scarcely be advocated, some characteristics of Hull's approach which have now been widely abondoned, could with advantage be revived. These are (a) the objective of integration, (b) attention to motivational problems and (c) the recognition of the important contrasts, as well as continuities, between behaviour controlled by symbolic processes and behaviour not so controlled. These might enable us to avoid opposite shortcomings of contemporary Skinnerian and neo-cognitivist positions.