1. John B. Watson, Founder of Behaviorism
Learn about this famous psychologist and his theories
Kirby Randolph
2005

2. Childhood Born January 9 1878 in Greenville, SC
Was the fourth of six children
Father left family
Arrested twice
Was aggressive and violent until after his arrest

3. Education Introduced to psychology at Furman Went to Johns Hopkins
Taught at Chicago and Johns Hopkins
Became associate professor at Johns Hopkins

4. Working Became president of APA Studied mental illness
Published many books
worked near animal researchers
Editor of Psychological Review

5. Books In 1913 published Behaviorism Manifesto
In 1914 published Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology
In 1919 published the most important book of his career, Psychology from the Standpoint of a Behaviorist

6. Books In 1924 he published Behaviorism
Published The Psychological Care of Infant and Child in 1928
In 1958 he burnt all his unpublished works

7. Behaviorism Study of human behavior Observe then make predictions
Behaviorists manipulate people
Behaviorism is different than
Christian beliefs
Emotions don’t affect behavior
They think everything we do is
inevitable
Behavior is relationships between stimuli and responses

8. Presuppositions of Behaviorism
Man has no soul or mind
Behavior is a product of conditioning
We do not consciously act
We are not responsible for our actions
Learning is getting new behavior

9. Tests Testing methods unethical Put dogs in puzzle boxes
Little Albert was most famous test
Made Albert afraid of rats
Didn’t like using humans in tests
Started testing with rats

10. About Me
My name is Kirby favorite bands are My Chemical Romance, AFI, Fall Out Boy, blink-182, Rancid, Taking Back Sunday, Slipknot, Motley Crue, Alkaline Trio, The Clash, NoFX, Dropkick Murphys, Foo Fighters, Senses Fail and more. I am 13 and I like football and rugby

11. Bibliography
Johnston, Joni (2000). The Complete Idiots Guide to Psychology. Indianapolis: Alpha Books
The Story of John Watson, Founder of Behaviorism. a-s.Clayton.edu/mccarty/PSYC3540/web%20Links/watson.html
JohnBroadusWatson.psy.rin.ru/eng/article/ html
Green,Christopher.Introduction to “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it.”psyclassics.yorku.ca/watson/intro.htm
vygotsky.sfasu.edu/courses/psy503/Watson.html
DeMar, Gary. Behaviorism. Forerunner.com.com/forerunner/XO497_DeMar_-_Behaviorism.html, 1988

12. Bibliography
Phillips, D. C. and Soltis, Jones. Behaviorism. Funderstanding.com/behaviorism.cfm
Kentridge, R. Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism- and historic outline. Biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/genetics/behavior/learning/behaviorism.html