situationism
[ sich-oo-ey-shuh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /
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noun Psychology.
the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
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Also sit·u·a·tion·al·ism [sich-oo-ey-shuh-nl-iz-uhm]. /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃə nlˌɪz əm/.
OTHER WORDS FROM situationism
sit·u·a·tion·ist, nounWords nearby situationism
situation, situational irony, situational psychosis, situation comedy, situation ethics, situationism, situation room, situla, sit under, sit-up, sit-upon
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