Associations to the word «Skinnerian»

Wiktionary

SKINNERIAN, noun. A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.
SKINNERIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the methods and theories of B. F. Skinner

Dictionary definition

SKINNERIAN, noun. A follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner.
SKINNERIAN, adjective. Of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley