John Watson Research Paper

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Shanleigh Curry
Teague High School
John Broadus Watson Emma and John Watson gave birth to John Broadus Watson in 1878. John was born in Greenville, South Carolina into a poor family (Cohan). His mother, Emma was a faith going, Bible believing woman (PBS). His father John was, who he was closer with was the complete opposite, he loved to have affairs on Emma and he drank excessively and he eventually left them in 1891. John married Mary Ikes whom he met at the University of Chicago while attending. Mary and John had two children and following in his father's footsteps, John had numerous affairs on sweet Mary. Mary finally divorced him and that gave him the free will to marry one of his graduate students by the name of Rosalie Rayner.

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