Can we reach 1 Like? Watch video to the end :) behaviorism [bih-heyv-yuh-riz-uh m] /bɪˈheɪv yəˌrɪz əm/ IPA Syllables Examples Word Origin noun, Psychology 1. the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states. Origin Expand 1910-1915 1910-15; behavior + -ism Related forms Expand behaviorist, noun, adjective behavioristic, adjective behavioristically, adverb Examples for behaviorism Expand If these techie types would give up their silly behaviorism and behaviorists views some progress might happen. The economics you are talking about is something akin to pop psychology and behaviorism. The bridge today has no significance beyond an economical approach to shorter hours, quicker lunches, behaviorism and toothpicks. The third section explores humanistic psychology as a variation on behaviorism. Expand British Dictionary definitions for behaviorism Expand noun 1. a school of psychology that regards the objective observation of the behaviour of organisms (usually by means of automatic recording devices) as the only proper subject for study and that often refuses to postulate any intervening mechanisms between the stimulus and the response 2. the doctrine that the mind has no separate existence but that statements about the mind and mental states can be analysed into statements about actual and potential behaviour Compare materialism (sense 2) See also mind-body problem Derived Forms Expand behaviourist, (US) behaviorist, adjective, nounbehaviouristic, (US) behavioristic, adjective Word Origin and History for behaviorism Expand behaviorism coined 1913 by U.S. psychologist John B. Watson (1878-1958) from behavior + -ism. Behaviorist is from the same time. behaviorism in Medicine Expand behaviorism be·hav·ior·ism (bĭ-hāv'yə-rĭz'əm)n. 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. Also called behavioral psychology. behaviorism in Culture Expand behaviorism definition A theory that psychology is essentially a study of external human behavior rather than internal consciousness and desires. (See B. F. Skinner) The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. --- Make sure to leave a like if you enjoyed the video! :D Video by Pronounce Daily http://www.pronouncedaily.com/How_To_Pronounce_Behaviorism.html Subscribe for More Pronunciations and Definitions!: https://www.youtube.com/user/PronounceDaily?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook Like Us for Daily Words in Your Newsfeed: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Word-of-the-Day-Definitions/750369141710497 Follow Us on Twitter http://twitter.com/PronounceDaily

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