Definition of behaviorist
1 : a person who advocates or practices behaviorism
2 : a person who specializes in the study of behavior an animal behaviorist
behaviorist
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McCabe keeps searching for answers about her biological family and the power of the totem necklace (that is bound to her) with the help of professors, archeologists and animal behaviorists.
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If so, the behaviorist will take the dog on a train.
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Inside the Feline Mind Learn the ins and outs of cats' crazy minds from an animal behaviorist while enjoying a pint.
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Further, Japyassú’s definition of cognition may even undersell the level of thought that spiders are capable of, say the spider behaviorists Fiona Cross and Robert Jackson, both of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
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Behaviorists interpreted humans in the same light: All organisms were just physical vessels of behaviors shaped externally, through positive and negative conditioning.
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First Known Use of behaviorist
1913
Medical Dictionary
behaviorist
Medical Definition of behaviorist
1: a person who advocates or practices behaviorism
2: a person who specializes in the study of behavior Animal behaviorists are often consulted regarding such problems as aggression, self-mutilation, food aversion and inappropriate urination or defecation.—Tom Ewing, Dog Watch, January 2009
behaviorist
Medical Definition of behaviorist
: of or relating to behaviorism behaviorist psychology
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