Watson Psychology

Watson Psychology

What are John Watson’s primary critiques of psychology (i.e., the study of consciousness via introspection)? How does he propose to solve these issues? Do you believe that introspection is important in changing behavior? Why or why not?

Please provide a 150-250 word response to the above question. Please use 1-2 references and cite and reference them in APA 6th edition format. Also please provide doi or www website info for references if applicable.

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John Watson was an American psychologist who criticized William McDougall and James theories of psychology terming them as very absolute methods of explaining and investigating psychology. Watson believed that their theories had lost their original identity and that it was time for a new concept of psychology to be derived (Hergenhahn and Henley, 2014). He criticized these psychologists and many others that they did not take into consideration behavior while defining psychology…..

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