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Noun: behaviourism  bi'heyv-yu,ri-zum [N. Amer], bi'hey-vee-u,ri-zum [Brit]
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: behaviorism)
  1. An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable, measurable behaviour
    "behaviourism focuses on stimulus-response patterns rather than internal mental states";
    - behaviorism [US], behavioristic psychology [US], behaviouristic psychology [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: behaviourisms

Type of: experimental psychology, psychonomics

Encyclopedia: Behaviourism