BEHAVIOURISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("behaviourism" is a kind of...):

experimental psychology; psychonomics (the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "behaviourism"):

reflexology (the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms)

Derivation:

behaviourist (a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism)

behaviouristic (of or relating to behaviorism)