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behaviorist

Variant of behaviorism

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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

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