Question

Who is considered the father of behaviorism?

• A. John B. Watson
• B. B.F. Skinner
• C. Sigmund Freud
• D. Ivan Pavlov

Answer 1

Answer:

A. John B. Watson

• John B. Watson is considered the father of behaviorism because he was the psychologist who established behaviorism as a dominant school of thought in psychology in the early 20th century.

• Watson believed that psychology should focus on observable behaviors rather than internal mental states, arguing that all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment and can be conditioned.