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What is most cited experiment in the history of psychology? Where did ideas like sending children to the naughty step and using time-out’s originate?
According to John Broadus Watson, psychology should be the science of observable behavior. He saw psychology as the study of people's actions with the ability to predict and control those actions and it was this belief that set the stage for behaviorism, which soon rose to dominate psychology for many years. Watson’s ideas culminated in the popular experiment ‘Little Albert’ in which he tried to condition a child to feel fear, however in recent years the ethics of the experiment have often been criticized in addition to its results but the legacy of conditioning remains popular as do many of its principles. The following 6 audio tracks give an insight Watson, his experiments and how his ideas influenced completely different fields.

John Broadus Watson and Behaviourism - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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What is most cited experiment in the history of psychology? Where did ideas like sending children to the naughty step and using time-out’s originate?
According to John Broadus Watson, psychology should be the science of observable behavior. He saw psychology as the study of people's actions with the ability to predict and control those actions and it was this belief that set the stage for behaviorism, which soon rose to dominate psychology for many years. Watson’s ideas culminated in the popular experiment ‘Little Albert’ in which he tried to condition a child to feel fear, however in recent years the ethics of the experiment have often been criticized in addition to its results but the legacy of conditioning remains popular as do many of its principles. The following 6 audio tracks give an insight Watson, his experiments and how his ideas influenced completely different fields.

    Introduction to Watson

    Introduction to Watson

    His ideas made him one of the first pop psychologists.

    • 1 min
    Transcript -- Introduction to Watson

    Transcript -- Introduction to Watson

    His ideas made him one of the first pop psychologists.

    Little Albert

    Little Albert

    Watson believed fear could be conditioned.

    • 4 min
    Transcript -- Little Albert

    Transcript -- Little Albert

    Watson believed fear could be conditioned.

    Behaviourism

    Behaviourism

    In 1919 Watson gave his first lecture where he used behaviorist in the title.

    • 2 min
    Transcript -- Behaviourism

    Transcript -- Behaviourism

    In 1919 Watson gave his first lecture where he used behaviorist in the title.

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