behaviourism
British standard spelling of behaviorismBritish standard spelling of behaviorism: Behaviorism (an approach focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena)
» At that time, the two main schools of thought in psychology were behaviourism and psychoanalysis.
Zu jener Zeit waren die zwei Hauptströmungen der Psychologie der Behaviorismus und die Psychoanalyse.
Meaning
2 sensesBritish standard spelling of behaviorism
(countable, uncountable)Behaviorism (an approach focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena)
(uncountable)Behaviorism (the theory that a mental state is identical to the disposition or tendency to behave in accordance with the physical causes; statements about the mind are reducible to statements of physical behavior)
- an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Examples
1 sentencesAt that time, the two main schools of thought in psychology were behaviourism and psychoanalysis.
deZu jener Zeit waren die zwei Hauptströmungen der Psychologie der Behaviorismus und die Psychoanalyse.
Forms
plural: behaviourisms| Singular | behaviourism |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior:behaviorismbehavioristic psychologybehaviouristic psychology
Word family
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