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John Watson’s Theory of Behaviorism

John Watson’s Theory of Behaviorism. Toria Baker, Sabrina Fischer, and Emily Jackson. Watson’s Early Days. Born in South Carolina; grew up on a farm Was a rebel when younger but had an ambition that made him want to go to college

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John Watson’s Theory of Behaviorism

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  1. John Watson’s Theory of Behaviorism Toria Baker, Sabrina Fischer, and Emily Jackson

  2. Watson’s Early Days • Born in South Carolina; grew up on a farm • Was a rebel when younger but had an ambition that made him want to go to college • Went to Furman University at age 16 and then went on the the University of Chicago • Later became a professor of experimental and comparative psychology at Johns Hopkins University

  3. His Early Work • 1913- published an article about his new ideas that animals responded to events according to their "wiring," or nerve pathways that were conditioned by experience • This was very different and new • Watson disagreed with Freud • Didn’t think that the heredity of a person shaped their behavior

  4. His Findings • Watson’s experiments were interrupted by WWI where he served as a psychologist • Realized that he hated the military • Went back to Johns Hopkins where he continued his academic career until some unfortunate events happened and he was asked to leave the university • And now onto the experiment!

  5. Watson’s Inspirations • Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov • Studied animal learning • Noticed dogs salivate before being presented with food • Taught the dogs to salivate when he rang a bell by presenting food • Had discovered classical conditioning

  6. Watson’s Ideas • Watson wanted to apply classical conditioning to children behavior • Experiment: • Taught 11 month old Albert to fear a rat by making loud noises whenever he touched the rat • Albert developed a fear of the white rat

  7. John Watson • http://www.noodle.org/learn/details/150653/watson-behaviorism-rayner-baby-albert-david-peterzell-classes

  8. Responses • Albert developed a fear of white fur and even Watson’s white hair. • Because Albert’s fear was so apparent, people thought it was morally corrupt and considered cruel and changed the ethics of studies such as Watson’s. • Albert developed a fear of the animals used in the experiment such as rats and avoided them all his life.

  9. Watson’s Beliefs • Watson defined behaviorism as what people do. • “Life’s most complicated acts are but combinations of these simple stimulus-response patterns of behavior” ~John Watson

  10. Experiment • http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/watson-and-little-albert.html

  11. Origin of the Theory • Happened after World War I • During the roaring 20’s • Flapper era • Large social hierarchy • During the time where children should be seen but not heard

  12. Continuing Development • Albert’s responses to the experiment/rat gradually increased with his age placing the experiment as a continuous experiment

  13. Contributions to Society • Found a new way for parents to raise their children • By Molding their behavior using Watson’s theory • Also gave moral boundaries to experiments • Testing on children, cruelty, ethics, etc. • Example: children do something bad, they get spanked • Taught the children to not do anything bad or they would be punished

  14. Conclusions • “Watson concluded that environment is the supreme force in development and that adults can mold children’s behavior by carefully controlling stimulus-response associations” (Burke,17).

  15. Bibliography • Berk, Laura E. Infants, Children, and Adolescents. 6th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996. Print. • "John B. Watson." Psychology History. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. • "John Watson." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhwats.html>. • Simpson, Joanne C. "Johns Hopkins Magazine -- April 2000." Johns Hopkins Magazine. N.p., Apr. 2000. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. • "Watson and Little Albert." Education Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. • "Watson Behaviorism Rayner Baby Albert." Beta Noodle. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013.

  16. Bibliography cont. • Images • http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/files/2012/01/albert1-11.jpeg • http://mybrainnotes.com/john-watson-hospitalism.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Ivan_Pavlov_NLM3.jpg • http://education-portal.com/cimages/multimages/16/Little_Albert_John_Watson.jpg • http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/4559862181_1e2b8aa7ec.jpg • http://listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/albert.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/John_Broadus_Watson.JPG • http://pavlov.psicol.unam.mx:8080/Cim2000/Imagenes/littlealbert.jpg • http://eweb.furman.edu/~einstein/watson/jbwover.jpg

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