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BEHAVIORISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Synonyms:
behaviorism; behavioristic psychology; behaviourism; behaviouristic psychology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("behaviorism" is a kind of...):
experimental psychology; psychonomics (the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "behaviorism"):
reflexology (the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms)
Derivation:
behaviorist (a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism)
behavioristic (of or relating to behaviorism)
