Definition of "behaviorism" [behaviorism]

• A school of psychology that confines itself to the study of observable and quantifiable aspects of behavior and excludes subjective phenomena, such as emotions or motives. (noun)

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• "You and I both know why Skinner's behaviorism is classified as 'failed' – because once upon a time (on the order of years, rather than many decades or centuries) it was popular."
• "The example I mentioned involving the control of mass human behaviorism is already a highly topical one, even though this may appear far-fetched."
• "There seem to be only two well-known theories from the history of the philosophy of mind that have not been attributed to him, namely behaviorism and functionalism."