behaviorism

be·hav·ior·ism

noun \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

First Known Use of BEHAVIORISM

1913

Rhymes with BEHAVIORISM

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be·hav·ior·ism

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

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\ (audio pronunciation) adjective

Variants of BEHAVIORISM

be·hav·ior·ism or chiefly British be·hav·iour·ism \bi-ˈhā-vyə-ˌriz-əm\ (audio pronunciation)