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behaviorism

(-iz′əm)

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noun

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

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

Related Forms:

behaviorist noun, adjective
behavioristic adjective

See behaviorism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A school of psychology that confines itself to the study of observable and quantifiable aspects of behavior and excludes subjective phenomena, such as emotions or motives.

Related Forms:

be·havˈior·ist noun

be·havˌior·isˈtic adjective

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