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I haven't watched the documentary, but I assume you're familiar with the impact of behaviorism on the advertising industry, before WW2? John B. Watson[0] (foun
by rpastuszak 7y ago
I haven't watched the documentary, but I assume you're familiar with the impact of behaviorism on the advertising industry, before WW2?
John B. Watson[0] (founder of the behavioural psychology school) pivoted to advertising in the beginning of the 20th century.
For those who are not familiar with the subject or his research methods, I recommend reading up on the Little Albert experiment[1].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Watson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Watson
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Albert_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Albert_experiment
- malvosenior 7y agoThe Century of the Self does cover advertising being born from early 20th century psychology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self#Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self#Overvi... I don't remember if Watson is explicitly mentioned though (it's possible he is, it's been a while since I've seen it).