mentalistic

adjective men·tal·is·tic \ ˌmen-tə-ˈlis-tik \

Definition of mentalistic

1 : of or relating to any school of psychology or psychiatry that in contrast to behaviorism values subjective data (such as those gained by introspection) in the study and explanation of behavior

2 : of or relating to mental phenomena

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mentalism

play \ˈmen-tə-ˌli-zəm\ noun

First Known Use of mentalistic

1882

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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mentalistic

adjective men·tal·is·tic \ ˌment-ᵊl-ˈis-tik \

medical Definition of mentalistic

: of or relating to any school of psychology or psychiatry that in contrast to behaviorism values subjective data (as those gained by introspection) in the study and explanation of behavior

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