John B. Watson

John Broadus Watson was born in 1878 in Greenville, South Carolina. Born into a morally divided and low-economic family, John did not have what one considers a “picture-perfect,” childhood. His father was a raging addict, while his mother lived by the church. The moral division led to troubles in his adolescent years. He was arrested multiple times due to fighting and illegal activity. His early academic performance suffered as well. He began studying in 1984 at Furman University. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity, however, he leaned on the delinquent side. He received low grades in his psychology classes and refused to turn in assignments. However, he did indeed graduate from Furman 5 years later. He decided in 1900 to study philosophy…

On January 9th, 1878, John Broadus Watson was born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina to Emma and Pickens Watson. John B. Watson’s mother was an immensely devoted Christian who would austerly follow several religious ideals. In hopes he would join the clergy as he came of age, Emma Watson named John B. Watson after a Baptist minister. Pickens Watson had antithetical beliefs in contrast of Emma Watson. Pickens Watson had a different set of rules and often “...drank, had extra-marital…

Behavioral Approach studies how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones using reward and punishments. Ivan Pavlov was a Russian psychologist that contributed experiments containing assosiation. Association is a connection between people or organizations. In this case Pavlov associated the ringing of a bell with food which made the dog salivate. Regardless of whether or not there was food in front of the dog, when it heard the bell it would automatically start salivating. John B.…

closely is the school of structuralism. John B. Watson belongs to the school of behaviorism. Titchner and Watson have studied humans in psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process. “Psychology is a science that seeks to answer such questions” (Meyers 2). Many people learn about psychology through everyday things, such as, interactions with others. “For people whose exposure to psychology comes from popular…

Developmental Case History Introduction There are various theories in the field of psychology that seek to describe and define the chronological stages of human development. Amongst these, one of the most popular theories is that of the psychologist Erik Erikson. Furthermore, there is an interesting theory that focuses on human behaviors, appropriately coined “behaviorism,” that was studied and clarified by John B. Watson. In order to conceptualize the case of the chosen subject for this paper,…

Introduction This article analysis presents ideas from Watson about psychology and how it is viewed as a natural science. This analysis also elaborates Watson’s goals and why he believed that behaviorism could be controlled. The experiment performed by Watson is identified and used to attempt controlling behavior. The results stray far from Watson’s intentions, but is sufficient for his studies. During the article summary, two articles will be used to interpret Watson’s article as a whole…

McPherson 1 John McPherson Mrs. Bates Psychology 9/18/14 Psychology was and is still an important field of scientific study, for better understanding how things work. By studying psychology one is able to better understand the mind and body and how they work. John B. Watson was a very influential psychologist who specialized in behavioral studies. He was fascinated with how certain events can change how someone behaves and how their entire life could be influenced by some events. Mr. Watson…

spearheaded by Pavlov and Watson, began to take hold. The behaviorist viewpoint was radically opposed to the psychoanalytic school and proposed that behavior is generated outside the person through various environmental or situational stimuli. Therefore, Watson theorized, emotional responses exist in us because we have been conditioned to respond emotionally to certain stimuli in the environment. In other words, we learn our emotional reactions. Watson believed that all human behavior was a…

This past semester my knowledge of the education system has grown tremendously. I have learned that teachers use many different techniques in order for their students to succeed. Many of the techniques used are from past theorist and their theories. To me John B. Watson and his theory has played a critical role in the education system. John B. Watson’s most famous and used theory is classical conditioning. His thought process was that two stimuli could be paired together to produce a newly…

While children are in the early stages of growth, they have been praised and complimented on their good grades and intelligence. However, this type of praise and compliment is not the key to success in schoolwork and life. The most important key to success lies in the focus on effort not praises and compliments based off how well a child does on something, such as a game or test. Behavioral psychology or more commonly referred to as behaviorism explains why putting forth effort is important.…