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= John B Watson  = = =



= "Founding father of Behaviorism"  = = ﻿January 9, 1878 - September 25, 1958﻿﻿  = = = = = ﻿ Education = Being an advanced student, he entered college at the age of 16 and left with a masters degree aged 21. He spent a year as a principal for grade school, then entered the University of Chicago to study philosophy on the recommendation of Furman professor, Gordon Moore. = = ﻿Contributions/Accomplishments: = = -The father of behaviorism. = = = = -Published Psychology From the Standpoint of a Behaviorist. =

= -“Little Albert Experiment”. John Watson and a graduate assistant named Rosalie Rayner attempted to make a small child fear a white rat. They accomplished this by repeatedly bringing the white rat by the child then making a loud, frightening noise. In doing this they were able to show that our fears are learned. = = = = ﻿Psychological Perspective:  = = Learning- Behaviorists believe that our environment influences more then genetics. He also was very interested In the thoughts put into the decisions that people make and he used his Little Albert experiment to show how people are influenced to act in certain ways. =