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Through his behaviorist approach, watson conducted research on animal behavior, child rearing, and. In recent decades, various studies have challenged the traditional view that john broadus watson s behaviorist manifesto prompted a psychological revolution. Watson was an early 20th century psychologist who established the psychological field of behaviorism professional life. Watsons 19 article psychology as the behaviorist views it is widely known as the behaviorist manifesto that initiated behaviorism as a discipline.
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