Behaviourism Makes Its Debut

early 1900's, founded by John B. Watson (1878-1958)
1. his proposal abandoned the study of consciousness and focused on behaviours that could be observed directly
  1. mental processes were not proper to study because they are private events
2. believed psychologists could study anything we do or say scientifically (shopping, etc.) but not our thoughts, wishes, feelings that accompany those behaviours
3. Nature v. Nuture : Watson argued for Nuture; 'Give me a dozen healthy infants...'
Behaviourism: a theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behaviour
1. Behaviour: refers to any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism
2. Behaviourists come to see psychology's mission as an attempt to relate overt behaviours (responses) to observable events in the environment (stimuli)
3. Behavioural approach = stimulus-response psychology
4. Opposition: Sigmund Freud

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