A young, dynamic psychologist named John B. Watson said, "Behaviorism, on the contrary, holds that the subject matter of human psychology is the behavior of the human being. Behaviorism claims that consciousness is neither a definite nor a usable concept. The behaviorist, who has been trained always as an experimentalist, holds, further, that belief in the existence of consciousness goes back to the ancient days of superstition and magic."

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John B. Watson did indeed believe that behaviorism holds that the subject matter of human psychology is the behavior of the human being and that consciousness is not a usable concept. He also believed that belief in the existence of consciousness goes back to ancient superstition and magic.

A Young, Dynamic Psychologist Named John B