situationism
[ sich-oo-ey-shuh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /
noun Psychology.
the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
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Nearby words
- situation ethics,
- situation room,
- situational,
- situational irony,
- situational psychosis,
- situla,
- situs,
- situs inversus,
- situs picketing,
- situtunga
Also sit·u·a·tion·al·ism [sich-oo-ey-shuh-nl-iz-uh m] /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃə nlˌɪz əm/.
Origin of situationism
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