Background
Whens his birthday
January 9 , 1878
Did he perform well academically as a child?
No
What was the experiment called?
The baby Albert experiment
what was his theory?
Behaviorism
Whats phobias?
can be acquired through classical conditioning by pairing a neutral stimulus with something that causes pain
wheres he from
south carolina
Where did he attend uni?
Furman University
how old was the baby?
9 month old
TRUE OR FALSE: Watson set the stage for his theory's idea
TRUE
What is classical conditioning?
A learning process occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.
How old was Watson when he died
80
Where was his graduate program?
University of Chicago
What was John Watson interested in when experimenting?
John B Watson was interested in how classical conditioning could be applied to humans
what did the theory suggest?
Watson's experiment suggested that classical conditioning could create some phobias
what award did he get in 1957
APAs award for distinguished scientific contributions
how many times was he arrested?
twice
Where did he teach psychology?
John Hopkins
TRUE OR FALSE: the experiment failed
False
What does watson believe in?
“psychology should be the science of observable behavior”
how old was he when he entered uni?
16
what year did he die
1958
where was his private school
travellers rest, south carolina
what was the stimuli?
the fluffy animals
His theory extended?
Behaviorism is a huge trait that is involved in human development, as humans get older behaviors change and people start to gain their own personality.
what did he publish in 1928
Psychological Care of Infant and Child