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Noun: behaviourism  bi'hey-vee-u`ri-zum
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=behaviorism)
  1. An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behaviour
    - behaviorism [US], behavioristic psychology [US], behaviouristic psychology [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: behaviourisms

See also: behaviourist [Brit, Cdn], behaviouristic [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: experimental psychology, psychonomics

Encyclopedia: Behaviourism