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John B Watson was the founder of behaviorism and considered one of the most important psychologists in our history

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John B Watson was the founder of behaviorism and considered one of the most important psychologists in our history. Discuss the following questions. Behaviorism was inevitable so should John B. Watson NOT be regarded as its founder? Would Behaviorism exist whether Watson lived or not? Compare and contrast John B. Watson to B.F. Skinner and his theory of Classical Conditioning. 

Type a five page essay. You are required to use a minimum of 5 scholarly sources including 4 peer reviewed articles. The paper must be formatted in APA 7th edition. Be sure to give all relevant historical context to your topic, such as information on the person and the ideas that led to the development of the theory, etc.