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SKINNERIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Skinnerian" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Derivation:

Skinnerian (of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Skinner (United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990))

Derivation:

Skinner (United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990))

Skinnerian (a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner)

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