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Word: Behaviourism
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɪˈheɪvjərɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the theory that human and animal behaviour can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that some mental conditions are best treated by altering behaviour patterns
Short Definition:theory that human and animal behaviour can be explained in terms of conditioning
Examples:- his work was largely superseded by disciplines such as behaviourism, genetics, and evolutionary psychology
Variant Forms:
- behaviorism
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