PSY 3121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Little Albert Experiment, Karl Lashley, Cerebral Cortex
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Watson"s science of behaviour, dealt solely with observable behavioural acts that could be described in objective terms. Little albert experiment established a response of fear in a previously neutral object. He crystallized the ideas that were already emerging in psychology. He was the one to announce his goal of founding a new school. Watson was to be eventually like his father, fond of drinking and women despite marriage. As a youth, he was a troublemaker and got bad grades yet intended to become a minister like he had promised his mother. But his mother died and he instead attended u of chicago for philosophy but he did not understand the lectures. He switched to psychology inspired by angell and loeb. Moved from instruction at chicago to johns hopkins and became the chair of the psychology department. Watson"s book behaviour: an introduction to comparative psychology appeared in. 1914 and argued the advantages for using animal subjects.
