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John Broadus Watson
  • John, Adam, Ben

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CHILDHOOD
Watsons Father
On January 9, 1878, John Broadus Watson was born
into a poor family in Travelers Rest, SC. He
lived among five other children in a house, still
in existence, off of SC highway 276. Watsons
mother, Emma Kesiah Watson, wanted him to become
a minister. His father, however, left when
Watson was very young.
Watsons Mother
Watsons House During Childhood
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Education
  • Started his education at GHS.
  • Enrolled in Furman University in 1894, at age 16.
  • Originally he was not interested in Psychology
    because he received some of his lowest scores in
    this subject.
  • He failed one of his classes for turning in his
    final paper backward and had to attend a fifth
    year at Furman.

Greenville High when Watson was a student
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Education (cont.)
  • When Watson arrived at the University of Chicago
    in 1900, he became immersed in a highly
    intellectual setting.
  • At this time Chicago was home to the orientation
    of Americas own version of Psychology.
  • Watsons educational years at UC included classes
    with many esteemed professors such as James
    Hayden Tufts (1862-1942), and Edward Scribner
    Ames (1870-1958).
  • His free time was spent in a lab observing the
    behavior of rats and monkeys.

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Teaching
  • After graduating from the University of Chicago,
    Watson decided to stay for five years as an
    assistant/instructor in psychology.
  • It was in this highly influential period of
    Watsons life that he began to formulate his work
    on behaviorism.
  • "More and more the thought presented itself
    Can't I find out by watching...animal behavior
    everything that the other students are finding
    out by using human Observers? - John B.
    Watson
  • When Watson was 30 years old, he was offered a
    job as a full professor in Baltimore, it was here
    that he fully formulated his views on behaviorism.

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Behaviorism
  • After many years of influence from some of the
    most prominent psychological figures of his time,
    combined with his own theories, Watson formulated
    his theory of Behaviorism. This form of
    psychology became the widely accepted view from
    the 1920s to the 1960s. This theory strongly
    contrasted with the previous theory of the
    Eugenics movement. This movement emphasized
    heredity where behaviorism was in stark contrast
    to that. Behaviorism was popular with the public
    as well as the scientific community because it
    fit in well with the American Dream fever that
    was sweeping the country.

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Psychological Influences
  • While at the University of Chicago, Watson had
    the opportunity to discuss his psychological
    views with several esteemed leaders in the field
    of psychology.
  • James Mark Baldwin, who actually hired Watson at
    UC, helped him to prosper in his new and
    intellectual environment.

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"Little Albert" Experiment
  • In this 1920 experiment, John B. Watson along
    with other psychologists attempted to determine
    to source of unnatural fears.
  • The subject of this experiment, an infant named
    Albert B, was given a white rat to play with it
    was noted that Albert liked the rat, and was even
    noted playing with the animal.
  • The next time Albert got the rat, the
    psychologists made a loud noise that made Albert
    cry.
  • They repeated this many times, until when Albert
    was given the rat without the noise he would cry
    anyway.
  • To verify their results, the psychologists gave
    Albert a white rabbit and a Santa Claus mask,
    both of which made Albert cry.
  • Albert was taught to be scared of anything that
    was white and furry.
  • Despite its moral conflicts, this experiment was
    a breakthrough in the workings of the human mind.

9
Advertising Career
  • After an unfortunate scandal that led to his
    resignation at John Hopkins University, Watson
    moved to New York to take a job working at J.
    Walter Thompsons advertising agency.
  • Later, Watson changed jobs and started working at
    the William Esty Company.
  • After working here for ten years Watson
    eventually retired.

10
On The Farm
  • During Watsons successful career in advertising,
    he and his family lived on a farm in Westport,
    Connecticut.
  • Watson spent his days on the farm racing about
    the lake in his speedboat.
  • He also enjoyed farming and riding horses.
  • After living on this farm for many years, Watson
    left his home at Whippoorwill Farm and moved to a
    more serene establishment in Woodbury.

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Watson's Letter to Furman
  • In 1950, Psychology students at Furman began the
    publication of a Journal .
  • They dedicated the first issue to Watson.
  • Here Watson writes about life at Furman, as well
    as his past professors.

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  • A symposium at Furman, honoring the 100th year of
    Watsons birth, attracted more than 2000 people
    from all over the nation.
  • Watson also has a series of psychology labs named
    on his honor at Furman University.
  • In 1984, Watson was recognized as part of the SC
    Hall of Science and Technology.
  • On U.S. Highway 26 near Travelers Rest, SC, an
    honorary marker was set up in recognition of
    Watson.

Commemoration
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Bibliography
  • "John Broadus Watson."Dictionary of American
    Biography, Supplement 6 1956-1960. American
    Council of Learned Societies, 1980.
    -Biographical essay on Johns life.
  • Reproduced in Biography Resource Center.
    Farmington Hills, Mich. The Gale Group. 2003.
    http//www.galenet.com/servlet/BioRC
    -Biographical essay on Johns Life.
  • http//alpha.furman.edu/einstein/watson/watson1.h
    tm -Details his life and education in stages.
  • http//greenvillehigh.greenville.k12.sc.us/departs
    /English/litperc/HallofFame/JohnWatson/2 -Sample
    power point project of Watson.
  • http//www.betterlucktomorrow.com/character_sites/
    steve/Little20Albert.htm -Info about the
    Little Albert Experiment.
  •  http//www.siop.org/tip/backissues/TipApril00/7Di
    clemente.htm -Info about Watson, his education,
    and psychology.
  • http//www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Psych/rwozniak/watso
    n.html -Info about Watson, psychology, and
    behaviorism.

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Group Members
  • John- Research, Creating, and Typing Slides
  • Ben- Research, Creating, and Typing Slides
  • Adam- Typing, Bibliography, and Animation
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