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During the 20th century, the science of psychology developed a role that identified it as an essential of life. John B.
Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Edward Tolman are a vital part of that journey transcending from the 19th century to
what is now known as “modern day psychology” in 2012. In this succinct writing the contributions of each man will
be revealed and deliberation to define their difference shall be incorporated herein. Although, each psychologist
has commonalities in their perspectives, there is also a form of dissemination among them based on their theories
and perspectives. Each theory and concept is like steps on a ladder that define prior events that lead to current
day theory known as modern day psychology. Respectfully John B. Watson is the founder of behaviorism and B.F.
Skinner is the founder of radical behaviorism, but Edward Tolman marches to a different drum and is known for
developing cognitive theory. Herein we will compare and contrast each theory and formulate how each theory is
imperative in 2012.
John B. Watson
Born January 9, 1878 John B. Watson is credited as the founder of behaviorism. Behaviorism is a theory that
equates behavior to conditioning. Typical examples of behavior conditioning are classical conditioning and
operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is the pairing of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus
that births an unconditioned response. Subsequently, a neutral stimulus brings a response without the natural
occurring stimulus. Unified the two elements are thought of as a conditioned stimulus and a conditioned
response. Watson and Skinner classical conditioning are similar because they both require a form of behavior
whether negative or positive, volun...
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