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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats