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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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Also sit·u·a·tion·al·ism [sich-oo-ey-shuh-nl-iz-uh m] /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃə nlˌɪz əm/.

Origin of situationism

situation + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM situationism

sit·u·a·tion·ist, noun

Words nearby situationism

situation comedy, situation ethics, situation room, situational irony, situational psychosis, situationism, situla, situs, situs inversus, situs picketing, situtunga
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