behaviorism
the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
Origin of behaviorism
1Other words from behaviorism
- be·hav·ior·ist, noun, adjective
- be·hav·ior·is·tic, adjective
- be·hav·ior·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use behaviorism in a sentence
He is a grand young southerner and simply knows his behavioristic psychology in a way to make one's hair stand up.
An American Idyll | Cornelia Stratton ParkerWhatever would justify an inquiry into such a patently behavioristic problem?
Mate in Two Moves | Winston Marks
Cultural definitions for behaviorism
A theory that psychology is essentially a study of external human behavior rather than internal consciousness and desires. (See B. F. Skinner)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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