Animal Education: An Experimental Study On The Psychical Development Of The White Rat, Correlated With The Growth Of Its Nervous System (1903)

Animal Education: An Experimental Study On The Psychical Development Of The White Rat, Correlated With The Growth Of Its Nervous System (1903) is a scientific study conducted by John Broadus Watson. The book explores the relationship between the psychical development of white rats and the growth of their nervous systems. Watson conducted a series of experiments to observe the rats' learning abilities and how they responded to stimuli. He also examined the rats' brain development and correlated it with their behavior. The book provides detailed descriptions of the experiments and the results, making it a valuable resource for those interested in animal behavior and psychology. The study is considered groundbreaking in the field of animal psychology and is still referenced today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

John Watson (1878-1958) was an American psychologist who in the early 1900's codified and forcefully publicized behaviorism, which became the dominant school of psychology in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Watson served as professor of psychology at Johns Hopkins University, and also as lecturer at the New School for Social Research. In addition to Behaviorism he authored Psychology From the Standpoint of a Behaviorist.