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John B Watson
John Broadus Watson is an American psychologist who popularized the scientific theory of behaviorism, establishing it as a school of psychology. Watson enhanced this shift in psychology through his 1913 speech at Columbia University, titled Psychology as Behavioral Perspectives. Using his behavioral approach, Watson has conducted research on animal behavior, parenting and advertising, as well as the controversial “Little Albert” and Kerplunk experiment. He was also editor of the Journal of Psychology from 1910 to 1915. A journal of general psychology, published in 2002, ranked Watson as the 17th most cited psychologist of the 20th century
BornJohn Broadus Watson, January 09, 1878, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
DiedSeptember 25, 1958, Woodbury, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
FieldsPsychology
Other academic advisorsJohn Dewey, H. H. Donaldson, Jacques Loeb
Known forFounding behaviorism, Methodological behaviorism, Behavior modification
InfluencesIvan Pavlov
InfluencedLeonard Bloomfield, Karl Lashley

About John B Watson

Psychologist John B Watson was born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, United States on January 9, 1878. He dies at the age of 80, on September 25, 1958.

Watson is most known for inventing the psychology subfield of behaviorism, as well as for his"Little Albert" newborn behavioral training experiment.

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John B Watson before becoming famous

John B Watson was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1878 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees from Furman University in South Carolina, Watson went on to receive his PhD in psychology from the University of Chicago.

Achievement of John B Watson

Watson grew up in a troubled family: his mother was strict and devout, and his father was an alcoholic who abandoned the family when Watson was a teenager.

John B Watson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

When his romance with his student Rosalie Rayner became public, he was forced to retire from his position as a professor at Johns Hopkins University. After divorcing his first wife, Mary Ickes Watson, he married Rayner.

John B Watson Collabed with

Watson's early collaboration with philosopher and psychologist Philosopher John Dewey greatly influenced his later behaviorist approach to psychology.

John B Watson Income & Net worth

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Latest information about John B Watson updated on March 21 2023.