JOHN WATSON

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JOHN WATSON
Devin Luscombe Danielle Moon
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BEHAVIORIST

• Studied animal behavior- Ethology
• Behaviorist Manifesto
• Viewed Pavlovs condition reflex as being
  primarily a physiological mechanism controlling
  glandular secretions

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Thing

• Felt he could take infants and mold them into
  whatever he wanted them to be
• ---gtex Doctor, thief, etc.
• Emphasis on external behavior of people and their
  reactions on given situations rather than the
  internal mental state.
• Agreed with nurture rather than nature

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Educational Impact

• Parents must train their children to instill good
  habits and morals
• Believed repetition was the key to conditioning
• Against spanking/corporal punishment
• Believed people could be conditioned to act a
  certain way rather than being punished
• ---gtex Condition a child to act a differently
  if they had ADD or some other disorder