behaviourism noun

(US behaviorism) Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word

/bɪˈheɪ.vjə.rɪ.zəm/

/-vjɚ.ɪ-/ n [U] specialized

Definition

the theory that the study of the human mind should be based on people's actions and behaviour, and not on what they say that they think or feel

US behaviorist /bɪˈheɪ.vjə.rɪst/

/-vjɚ.ɪst/ adj n [C]

He's written a behaviourist account of the emotions.

(Definition of behaviourism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to be worried and not relaxed

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