John B. Watson

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At three years of age, the child's whole emotional life plan has been laid down, his emotional disposition set. At that age, the parents have already determined for him whether he is to grow into a happy person, wholesome and good-natured, whether he is to be a whining, complaining neurotic, an anger-driven, vindictive, over-bearing slave driver, or one whose every move in life is definitely controlled by fear.

John B. Watson

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Topic

Raising kids

Author

John B. Watson

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Watson, John B. "Are You Giving Your Child a Chance?" McCall's, 1927.

Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select-doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.

John B. Watson

Behaviorism

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Blank slate

Author

John B. Watson

Source

Behaviorism

Genre

Psychological literature

Language

English

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

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Original Citation

Watson, John B. Behaviorism. The People's Institute Publishing Company, 1924, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Watson, John B. Behaviorism. Routledge, 2017, ch. 5.