John B. Watson and the study of human sexual behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10208010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H W Magoun (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 368-378 |
| Publication date | 1981-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224498109551127 |
| OpenAlex | W2222664904 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article reviews the steps in John B. Watson's career from his initial experiments in rat learning, through studies of reflexes in newborn and infant children, to his exploration of adult human sexual behavior. The latter began with questionnaire studies of World War I films on sex hygiene. Watson was next reported to have engaged in laboratory studies of human sexual behavior at The Johns Hopkins University. Subsequently, “a set of small instruments for measuring the female sex response,” stated to have been Watson's, came to light. A photograph and descriptions of these instruments are presented. Other indications of Watson's interests in human sexual behavior, and the early hazards of undertaking such research in academia, are briefly surveyed
Developmental psychology · Permissive · Sexual behavior · Watson · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medical History and Innovations · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2007 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |