Watson believed fear could be conditioned.

John Broadus Watson and Behaviourism - for iPod/iPhone

Little Albert

His ideas made him one of the first pop psychologists.

Introduction to Watson

Transcript -- His ideas made him one of the first pop psychologists.

Transcript -- Introduction to Watson

Transcript -- Watson believed fear could be conditioned.

Transcript -- Little Albert

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

Behaviourism

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

Transcript -- Behaviourism

There’s evident to suggest Watson’s experiments were flawed.

Criticism and scandal

Transcript -- There’s evident to suggest Watson’s experiments were flawed.

Transcript -- Criticism and scandal

Watson got a job in advertising with J Walter Thompson.

Psychology of shopping and marketing

Transcript -- Watson got a job in advertising with J Walter Thompson.

Transcript -- Psychology of shopping and marketing

Education

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.

Little Albert

John Broadus Watson and Behaviourism - for iPod/iPhone

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Introduction to Watson

Transcript -- Introduction to Watson

Little Albert

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Behaviourism

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Criticism and scandal

Transcript -- Criticism and scandal

Psychology of shopping and marketing

Transcript -- Psychology of shopping and marketing