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behavioristic

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[bi-hayv-yer-ist-ik] / bɪˌheɪv jərˈɪst ɪk /

adjective

  1. Psychology. tending toward or characteristic of behaviorism.

  2. relating to behavior, especially as studied by psychologists.


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They look at it from a behavioristic point of view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

Echoing the behavioristic psychology of their time, the machines exploited basic instincts to chase, eat, or startle, making living things into cogs in a process.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2014

It forms the basis of much of modern " behavioristic " psychology, and suggests how reflexes and instincts can be re-educated into new habits of conduct.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moralistic puzzles and behavioristic pickles are the stock grist for Guiterman's mill, which reduces jangles into jingles quickly and, at best, easily.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were many variations to this behavioristic pattern.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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