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Behaviorism

An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior, denying any independent significance for mind, and usually assuming that behavior is determined by the environment.

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An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior, denying any independent significance for mind, and usually assuming that behavior is determined by the environment.

🔄 Synonyms of "Behaviorism"

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Word	Definition
behaviourismnoun	(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behavioristic psychologynoun	an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
behaviouristic psychologynoun	an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Word	Definition
behaviourismnoun	(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behavioristic psychologynoun	an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
behaviouristic psychologynoun	an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
skinneriannoun	(psychology) A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.
behavioral psychologynoun	Synonym of behaviorism.
act psychologynoun	(psychology) A behavioral approach to psychological study with a focus on studying and inferring from actions rather than by studying through reflection or introspection.
behavioralismnoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of behaviouralism. [(British spelling, philosophy) The branch of philosophy concerned with objective behaviour.]
behavioural psychologynoun	Synonym of behaviorism.
behaviouralismnoun	(British spelling, philosophy) The branch of philosophy concerned with objective behaviour.
interbehaviorismnoun	interbehavioral psychology
associanismnoun	(psychology) An approach to psychology that predates behaviorism and that explains behavior in terms of learned associations.
behavioral economicsnoun	(economics, psychology) A field of economic analysis concerned with the influence of psychological factors on the economic decision making of individuals or institutions.
behavioural sciencenoun	The systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour through controlled and naturalistic observation and disciplined scientific experimentation.
interactionismnoun	(sociology) The branch of sociology that studies interaction between individuals or groups
behavioral sciencenoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of behavioural science. [The systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour through controlled and naturalistic observation and disciplined scientific experimentation.]
pathological sciencenoun	(psychology) A scientific pursuit in which the scientific method has been abandoned in favor of interpretations which conform to the desire of the observer.
behavioral economistnoun	(economics, psychology) A person who studies behavioral economics.
psychologismnoun	(philosophy) The tendency to describe things in psychological or subjective terms
theoreticalismnoun	An approach based on theory, paying little or no attention to real-world concerns.
phenomenologynoun	(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.