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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Standard spelling of behaviorism. UK, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior wordnet

Synonyms

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behaviorismbehaviorismbehavioristic psychologybehaviouristic psychology

Example

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"At that time, the two main schools of thought in psychology were behaviourism and psychoanalysis."

Etymology

From behaviour + -ism.

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