John B. Watson, Father Of Behaviorism

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Throughout the history of psychology, there have been many influential psychologists. Each of these psychologists left their own individual and unique mark in psychology and the world in general. A psychologist is clinically defined as a person who studies the mind and behavior and specializes in diagnosing and using "talk therapy" in treating emotional disturbances, mental illnesses, and behavioral problems. One of the many influential psychologists in American psychology is John B. Watson, Father of Behaviorism. Watson is best known for his life, behaviorism, career achievements and Little Albert Experiment.
John Broadus Watson was a 20th century psychologist whose main focus was the study of behaviorism. Watson was born on January 9, 1878 in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, his mother was quite religious and looked down on several things that Watson had opposed to follow along with throughout his teens. With some connections his mother Emma had Watson was accepted to Furman University in South Carolina. While enrolled in school Watsons academic life had completely made a 360 change and he ended up graduating with his master’s degree at the age of 21. Upon completion of his master’s degree Watson next enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Chicago where he started mainly focusing on his behaviorist theories in psychology.
As Watson continued to study behaviorism he seemed to be heavily influenced by Vladimir Bekhterev and Ivan Povlov who were both studying classical conditioning. After only three years Watson had majored in psychology and neurology with a minor in philosophy under many scholars which included Angell, Donaldson, and Dewey. Watson ended up earning his PhD at the University of Chicago where Watson fina...

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...moved away and the question had always remained as to what had happen to the child? Was there a grown man out in the world living with the fear of white furry objects? In 2009 psychologists had discovered that the child had died at the age of 6 of hydrocephalus which goes to question if “Little Albert” had in fact been the healthy and normal boy that Watson had presented in the beginning of the experiment.
Watson had come up with a new psychological study which consisted that of behaviorism. His new study of adjustive behavior had been primarily said it had nothing to do with the conscious content in one’s mind. Watson believed that animal and human seem to just adapt to the environment around them and results in their behavior can be predicted to a certain extent. Watsons’ goal was to come up with a technique in which the leaders of society can control behavior.

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