behaviorist

American  

[bi-hayv-yer-ist] / bɪˈheɪv jər ɪst /

noun

1. Psychology. a person who subscribes to behaviorism, either theoretically or in its application to clinical practice.

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adjective

1. Psychology. relating to, adhering to, or promoting behaviorism.

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behaviorist

And while meows, of course, vary from cat to cat, Kristyn Vitale, a certified applied animal behaviorist and founder of the Michigan-based Maueyes Cat Science and Education center, says there are ways to decode them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Skinner, the famous behaviorist who had devised a test chamber to study learning in rats.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

“Many people still consider cats—erroneously—to be a largely nonsocial species,” says Daniel Mills, a veterinary behaviorist at the University of Lincoln who was not involved in the study.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023

I harnessed whatever help I could find online, in books, and with a behaviorist trainer.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2023

It’s modeled after a school in Switzerland run by the behaviorist Emil Binder.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

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