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behaviorism
n.
school of psychology that focuses on observable and measurable behavior
Behaviorism
Behaviorism (or
behaviourism) is an approach to
psychology which focuses on an individual's behavior. It combines elements of philosophy, methodology, and psychological theory. It emerged in the early twentieth century as a reaction to
depth psychology and other more traditional forms of psychology, which often had difficulty making predictions that could be tested using rigorous experimental methods. The primary tenet of methodological behaviorism, as expressed in the writings of
John B. Watson and others, is that psychology should have only concerned itself with observable events. Behaviorist philosophies shifted somewhat during the 1940s and 1950s and again since the 1980s.
Radical behaviorism is a conceptual variant purposed by
B. F. Skinner which acknowledges the presence of private events—including cognition and emotions—and suggests that they are subject to the same controlling variables as observable behaviors.
behaviorism
Noun
1. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
(synonym) behaviourism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology
(hypernym) experimental psychology, psychonomics
behaviorism
The theory according to which mental states can be analyzed in terms of observable behavior or dispositions to engage in such behavior. <
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Jesse Prinz
behaviorism
Synonyms and related words:
Adlerian psychology, Freudian psychology, Freudianism, Gestalt psychology, Horneyan psychology, Jungian psychology, Marxism, Pavlovian psychology, Reichian psychology, Skinnerian psychology, Watsonian psychology, analytical psychology, animalism, apperceptionism, association psychology, associationism, atomism, behavior therapy, behavioristic psychology, commonsense realism, configurationism, dialectical materialism, dianetics, earthliness, empiricism, epiphenomenalism, historical materialism, hylomorphism, hylotheism, hylozoism, materialism, mechanism, mental chemistry, metapsychology, natural realism, naturalism, new realism, orgone theory, physicalism, physicism, positive philosophy, positivism, pragmaticism, pragmatism, psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theory, realism, representative realism, secularism, stimulus-response psychology, structuralism, substantialism, temporality, worldliness,
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