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What did Watson's approach to psychology focus on?

  • Consciousness
  • Internal mental events
  • Observable behaviour (correct)
  • Darwinian evolutionary theory
  • What was the implication of Watson's theory on psychology?

  • It attempted to redefine the essence of psychology as a science (correct)
  • It was met with criticism
  • It disregarded the importance of introspection
  • It focused on the environment controlling behaviour
  • Who supported Watson's focus on observable behaviour?

  • John B) Watson
  • B)F Skinner (correct)
  • Darwin
  • Other schools of thought
  • Study Notes

    • John B. Watson founded behaviourism in the early 1900s, which is an approach to psychology based on the premise that only observable behaviour should be scientifically investigated.
    • Behaviourism was met with criticism because it disregarded the importance of introspection by other schools of thought.
    • Watson's ideas were termed radical behaviourism because he proposed that psychologists discard the study of consciousness and focus solely on behaviours that could be directly observed.
    • The implications of Watson's theory on how psychology was viewed at the time were colossal. He attempted to redefine the essence of psychology as a science.
    • B.F Skinner supported the earlier beliefs of Watson's focus on observable behaviour. Though he didn't deny the existence of internal mental events, he insisted they could not be studied scientifically.
    • Skinner's analysis of behaviour was reflective of Darwinian evolutionary theory. He believed that the environment controls behaviour, not the person.

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    Test your knowledge of John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner, the founders of behaviourism in psychology, and their influential ideas that shaped the field of psychology in the early 1900s.

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