Answer each question in paragraph form. Answer in one to two paragraphs.
(1) Using Watson's arguments in the Original Source Material from Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It, describe why he thought that psychology had failed to become a natural science and what it needed to do to become one. What were the methods of research that Watson felt were important?
(2) How did Watson describe the conditioned reflex method and the idea of instincts? Why did he find it indispensable from a behaviorist perspective? Describe how Watson and Raynor used this method to condition an emotional response as in the Little Albert experiment.
(3) What were the criticisms of Watson's behaviorism as espoused by McDougall and Lashley? Years later, what did McDougall say about the lasting effect of behaviorism and the American people?