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In a famous speech given in 1926,John B.Watson made the following claim:
Give me a dozen healthy infants,well-formed,and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select-a doctor,lawyer,artist,merchant-chief,and yes,even into beggarman and thief,regardless of his talents,penchants,tendencies,abilities,vocations,and race of his ancestors.
Place this statement in historical perspective.Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning.


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