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behaviorist

American

[bi-hayv-yer-ist] / bɪˈheɪv jər ɪst /

noun

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

adjective

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

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behaviorist

Brian Lee, 66, a veteran dog behaviorist and trainer, thinks too many owners are spoiling their pooches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

Quach is a professional bird behaviorist focused on treating and preventing problematic behaviors by pet birds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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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