behaviorist
Americannoun
adjective
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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
If your dog starts to pee on an unsuspecting shrub, give a command like “Let’s walk,” suggested Mary Burch, a certified applied animal behaviorist, in an email.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2023
The author, Joan E. Strassmann, is an animal behaviorist and professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022
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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