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behaviorism

[bih-heyv-yuh-riz-uhm] / bɪˈheɪv jəˌrɪz əm /


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Social cooling, coined by Tijmen Schep, is behaviorism 101.

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2022

From there, “he segues into an introductory psychology course tackling behaviorism, stereotyping and projection. All the material is enthralling.”

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2021

Skinner’s long-prevailing theory of behaviorism, human behavior was regarded as the result of conditioning through positive and negative reinforcement.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2021

I reiterated my why-Freud-isn’t-dead argument: yes, psychoanalysis is profoundly flawed, but so are all other paradigms for explaining and treating the mind, from behaviorism to psychopharmacology.

From Scientific American Jun. 16, 2019

Much of the focus in psychology at the time was around behaviorism.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Small kind behaviorisms are seen in the street very much oftener now than just after the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

Other behaviorisms of this species indicate that it is not territorial.

From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Woolfenden, Glen E.

Associated with this high degree of anxiety are displacement behaviorisms, including bill-wiping, reversal of direction on a single perch, and a nervous hopping from one perch to another.

From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.




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