Associations to the word «Behaviorism»

Wiktionary

BEHAVIORISM, noun. (American spelling) An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior, denying any independent significance for mind, and usually assuming that behavior is determined by the environment.

Dictionary definition

BEHAVIORISM, noun. An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky