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Noun: behaviorism  bi'heyv-yu,ri-zum
Usage: US (elsewhere: behaviourism)
  1. An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
    - behaviourism [Brit, Cdn], behavioristic psychology [US], behaviouristic psychology [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: behaviorisms

Type of: experimental psychology, psychonomics

Encyclopedia: Behaviorism