Definition of behaviourism in English:
behaviourism
(US behaviorism)
noun bɪˈheɪvjərɪz(ə)mbəˈheɪvjəˌrɪzəm
mass nounPsychology 1The theory that human and animal behaviour can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behaviour patterns.
Example sentencesExamples
- Psychologists use many different theories - cognitive theory, behaviourism and dynamic theory are just a few.
- Especially in North America, behaviorism dominated the psychological scene through the 1950s.
- Like cognitive psychology, activity theory rejects behaviourism and attaches great significance to the cognitive regulation of behaviour.
- Perhaps the shift from behaviorism to cognitive psychology has given educators a richer vocabulary to describe mental processes.
- Probably, monogamy is not our natural state; the lessons of animal behaviourism and biology seem to indicate this.
- 1.1 Treatment involving the practical application of the theory of behaviourism.
Example sentencesExamples
- He invented the belief that one can cure an autistic child by using behaviorism.
- Not surprisingly, military learning commences on the basis of behaviourism.
- For years, teachers have been using behaviorism in the form of punishments and rewards to maintain order in their classrooms.
Definition of behaviorism in US English:
behaviorism
(British behaviourism)
nounbəˈheɪvjəˌrɪzəmbəˈhāvyəˌrizəm
Psychology 1The theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
Example sentencesExamples
- Probably, monogamy is not our natural state; the lessons of animal behaviourism and biology seem to indicate this.
- Like cognitive psychology, activity theory rejects behaviourism and attaches great significance to the cognitive regulation of behaviour.
- Perhaps the shift from behaviorism to cognitive psychology has given educators a richer vocabulary to describe mental processes.
- Especially in North America, behaviorism dominated the psychological scene through the 1950s.
- Psychologists use many different theories - cognitive theory, behaviourism and dynamic theory are just a few.
- 1.1 Treatment using the practical application of the theory of behaviorism.
Example sentencesExamples
- He invented the belief that one can cure an autistic child by using behaviorism.
- For years, teachers have been using behaviorism in the form of punishments and rewards to maintain order in their classrooms.
- Not surprisingly, military learning commences on the basis of behaviourism.