The Life of John B. Watson

John B. Watson
John Watson was born near Greenville, South Carolina in 1878. His mother, Emma Watson, was a very religious woman. His father on the other hand did not follow the same rules of living as his mother. Pickens Watson drank, had affairs, and left the family in 1891. The absence of his father took a toll on John. He started rebelled against his mother and his teachers and turned to violence (Watson).
At the age of 16, John entered Furman University (Wozniak). John graduated from Furman University in 1899 with a basic introduction to psychology and a M.A. degree. After a year as a principal of a small private school, he was accepted at the University of Chicago(Wozniak). While at the University of Chicago, John became interested in the field of comparative psychology. He then wrote his dissertation about the relation between behavior in the white and the growth of the nervous system.
In 1901, he married Ma...