behaviorism

be·hav·ior·ism

noun

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\