John Watson, last name Broadus was an American psychologist noted as being one of the founders of behaviorism. He was born in January 1878 in Travelers rest in Greenville, South Carolina. He was also the fourth of six children. He father was not such a good influence on his life who always described his son as a sluggish delinquent. He deserted the family home Watson was a young in age and this really had a negative impact on him. His mother was very religious and wanted him to be a minister for the Baptist church.
Watson was ready to apply for college at the age of 16. He was not a very bright student during his early years in college which seem to be very ironic for someone of his intelligence but he graduated with a master’s degree from …show more content…
He later married his assistant Rosalie Rayna in 1920. Watson moved to John Hopkins University in 1908, and became head of department in 1909. He published his first article in 1913 titled, “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it”. In this article, he states that the theoretical goal of behaviorism is the prediction and control of behavior (Watson, Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It, 1913). His thinking was best considered within the settings of his time. To control and being in control was an important aspect in this era. For example the moves towards prohibition was gaining momentum with prohibition becoming a national reality in …show more content…
He was shown the same animals earlier and Albert did not show any signs of withdrawal. It wasn’t until when he heard the loud sound that he began to cry at the animals shown to him. After these set of experiments, Albert was taken home and returned in one month. He was tested again by being shown the animals while listening to the loud noise that made him cry, causing him to withdraw. By doing tis Watson confirmed that he could condition fear into baby albert. He also concluded that phobias were conditioned responses, meaning that nothing makes you afraid until there is something else that elicits that
Watson was ready to apply for college at the age of 16. He was not a very bright student during his early years in college which seem to be very ironic for someone of his intelligence but he graduated with a master’s degree from …show more content…
He later married his assistant Rosalie Rayna in 1920. Watson moved to John Hopkins University in 1908, and became head of department in 1909. He published his first article in 1913 titled, “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it”. In this article, he states that the theoretical goal of behaviorism is the prediction and control of behavior (Watson, Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It, 1913). His thinking was best considered within the settings of his time. To control and being in control was an important aspect in this era. For example the moves towards prohibition was gaining momentum with prohibition becoming a national reality in …show more content…
He was shown the same animals earlier and Albert did not show any signs of withdrawal. It wasn’t until when he heard the loud sound that he began to cry at the animals shown to him. After these set of experiments, Albert was taken home and returned in one month. He was tested again by being shown the animals while listening to the loud noise that made him cry, causing him to withdraw. By doing tis Watson confirmed that he could condition fear into baby albert. He also concluded that phobias were conditioned responses, meaning that nothing makes you afraid until there is something else that elicits that