John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878 – September 25, 1958) was an American Psychologist who established the Psychiological school of behaviorism.
He carried out the famous "Little Albert" Experiment. In this experiment, he took a little baby and decided to prove that fears were learned. He took a rat a monkey a dog a mask a burning paper a stuffed animal and started putting them in front o f little albert and he liked them. Then he put the rat in front and the banged a metal tube with a hammer so little albert started to cry. Now everytime he saw the rat or a furry object, he now related it to the loud noise and started crying and tried to get away from the object.
With this, Watson could prove that fears are learned and that we are not born with them.
He carried out the famous "Little Albert" Experiment. In this experiment, he took a little baby and decided to prove that fears were learned. He took a rat a monkey a dog a mask a burning paper a stuffed animal and started putting them in front o f little albert and he liked them. Then he put the rat in front and the banged a metal tube with a hammer so little albert started to cry. Now everytime he saw the rat or a furry object, he now related it to the loud noise and started crying and tried to get away from the object.
With this, Watson could prove that fears are learned and that we are not born with them.
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