M. Todd Bennett: When Behaviorism Went to the Movies
Developed at the beginning of the twentieth century, movies quickly arose to become the cultural centerpiece, especially during Hollywood’s “golden era” of the 1930s and '40s. In 1941, 85 million Americans---85 million, more than three-fifths of the overall U.S. population, which totaled 131 million at the time---attended movie theaters each week. Cinema’s remarkable popularity led observers to conclude that movies strongly influenced impressionable theatergoers. Continue Reading M. Todd Bennett: When Behaviorism Went to the Movies
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