Humanities Homework Help
Columbia College Study of Man and Animals in Psychology Questions
1. According to Watson, why should there be no distinction between the study of man and animals in psychology?
2. How does Watson’s concern about studying the mind relate to the concept of operational definitions in research methods?
3. According to Watson, what must psychologists do to make psychology a true “science of behavior?”
4. According the Watson, why is labeling fields such as the psychology of advertising, the psychology of tests, and psychopathology “applied” a misnomer?
5. Watson mentions “put(ting) up a straw man” for his position. Explain (in general) the straw man fallacy. (if you’re not familiar with it, look it up online, but don’t copy and paste information from an online source. Use your own words/examples).
