behaviorism

behaviorism Definition

☆ be·hav·ior·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

the doctrine that observed behavior provides the only valid data of psychology: it rejects the concept of mind and consciousness

Etymology: behavior + -ism: coined (1913) by John B. Watson (1878-1958), U.S. psychologist

behaviorism Related Forms

be·hav′·ior·ist noun, adjective be·hav′·ior·is′·tic adjective

behaviorism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

radical: The treatment of conscious content: Disorder at the heart of radical behaviorism.
psychological: I reserve the term " radical " for the psychological behaviorism of B. F. Skinner.
methodological: Methodological behaviorism is a dominant theme in the writings of John Watson ( 1878-1958 ).

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