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BEHAVIORIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does behaviorist mean?
• BEHAVIORIST (noun)
The noun BEHAVIORIST has 1 sense:
1. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
Familiarity information: BEHAVIORIST used as a noun is very rare.
• BEHAVIORIST (adjective)
The adjective BEHAVIORIST has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to behaviorism
Familiarity information: BEHAVIORIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
behaviorist; behaviourist
Hypernyms ("behaviorist" is a kind of...):
psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)
Derivation:
behaviorism (an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior)
behaviorist (of or relating to behaviorism)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to behaviorism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
behaviorist; behavioristic; behaviourist; behaviouristic
Context example:
behavioristic psychology
Pertainym:
behaviorism (an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior)
Derivation:
behaviorist (a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism)
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