Abstract
One of the core debates in the history of psychology is about the relationship between mind and behavior, or at least between particular mental phenomenon and associated behavioral phenomenon. Descriptive mentalism is the belief that this relationship is primarily descriptive; mental terms describe something about the behavior of the organism in question. This approach offers the potential to clarify many persistent problems in psychological theory and empirical investigation. The logic of descriptive mentalism is here displayed, starting with E. B. Holt's elaboration of William James's work, and continuing through to the comparatively recent contributions of Nicholas S. Thompson. Understanding descriptive mentalism offers a key to reintegrating insights from behaviorist psychology with mainstream psychology and neuroscience.
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