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behaviorism

be·hav·ior·ism

behaviorism

 
pronunciation:
b heIv y rih zm
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part of speech: noun
definition: in psychology, the doctrine that observable behavior, rather than mental events or consciousness, gives the only valid evidence for study, and that environmental influences predominate in human psychological development.
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derivation: behavioristic (adj.)