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John B. Watson believed that if we could control our environment from infancy, we would be able to mold a person into anything we want and that, at birth, our minds are 'blank slates'. He was a behaviorism psychologist, which meant that his work focused more on our behaviors and the fact that our personalities evolve from a systematic method of rewards and punishments, as opposed to Freud's theory that the unconscious is all that drives us.
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What is behaviroal theory?
Behavioral psychology or theory is defined as a theory of learning based upon the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Advocated by famous psychologists such as John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner, behavioral theories dominated psychology during the early half of the twentieth century.
Who is credited with classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, and Robert Rescorla.
Which theory is most closely associated with John Locke?
The social contract theory
According to Robert sternberg's theory of multiple intelligences pratical intelligence is associated with?
B) Street Smarts. pg 82
What is the difference between a theory and a idea?
An idea is simply a notion, a thought, an explanation that pops into the head. Ideas can be good or bad. In the realm of science, an idea (hopefully good and hopefully logical) is called an hypothesis. Hypotheses are possible explanations for phenomena that need to be tested with experiments (or the gathering of more evidence and data) and need to be 'fitted' with the rest of science fact and theory to see if such a new entry into science makes science a more coherent whole. A hypothesis that is not contradicted by evidence, meets the predictions of an experiment and is useful as a predictor and explainer is promoted to a theory. Darwin's idea of evolution has become a theory by the gathering of fossils and the comparing of anatomy and genomes of many species. Darwin was probably one of the few capable of single-handedly promoting an idea to a theory, given the mountains of evidence he collected. Copernicus' idea of heliocentrism has been confirmed and is now the theory of the structure of the solar system. Rutherford's idea of the structure of atoms has been confirmed and is certainly a theory now - certainly modern atomic sciences would not have advanced this far without it. The Watson-Crick idea of the structure of DNA is a theory these days and was made so by the very experiments of Watson and Crick and Franklin.
Who demonstrated the theory of stimulus generalization?
John B. Watson
Theory by John B Watson that claims that human behavior is not instinctive?
Behaviorism
Which psychologist was responsible for developing a theory called behaviorism?
john b. watson
How did John B Watson view spirituality?
john b watson an atheist
Which theory developed by John B Watson claims that most human behavior is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?
behviorism
Who founded behaviorism?
John b. Watson
Is john b Watson a philosopher?
Yes, John B. Watson was a philosopher, he combined philosophy with psychology and made some of the greatest contributions to psychology.
When did John Boles Watson die?
John Broadus Watson died on September 25, 1958 at the age of 79.
Which psychologists are most likely to agree with anything that cannot be observed and measured directly is not worth studying?
john b. Watson and b. f. skinner
What was john b Watson famous for?
being himslef
John B Watson considered himself to be a?
BEHAVIORISTS.
Who is the founder of the school of behaviorism?
John B. Watson
