Biography of John B. Watson

John Broadus Watson was one of the most prominent psychologist scientists of his era, writing on applied psychology for academic journals, business publications, and popular magazines and is considered to be the founding father of behaviorism. John was born in South Carolina to Emma and Pickens Watson in 1878. The Watson family lived in Greenville, South Carolina and was extremely poor. John spent much of his boyhood in the relative isolation and poverty of rural South Carolina. John's mother, Emma, a religious individual constantly wanted the best for her family. However, John's father P…