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behaviorism
noun be·hav·ior·ism \bi-ˈhā-vyə-ˌri-zəm, bē-\
Definition of BEHAVIORISM
: a school of psychology that takes the objective evidence of behavior (as measured responses to stimuli) as the only concern of its research and the only basis of its theory without reference to conscious experience — compare introspectionism
— be·hav·ior·is·tic \-ˌhā-vyə-ˈris-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of BEHAVIORISM
1913
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behaviorism
noun be·hav·ior·ism
Medical Definition of BEHAVIORISM
: a school of psychology that takes the objective evidence of behavior (as measured responses to stimuli) as the only concern of its research and the only basis of its theory without reference to conscious experience—compare cognitive psychology
—be·hav·ior·is·tic or chiefly British be·hav·iour·is·tic \-ˌhā-vyə-ˈris-tik\ adjective
Variants of BEHAVIORISM
be·hav·ior·ism or chiefly British be·hav·iour·ism \bi-ˈhā-vyə-ˌriz-əm\
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