English Dictionary

BEHAVIORIST

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does behaviorist mean? 

BEHAVIORIST (noun)
  The noun BEHAVIORIST has 1 sense:

1. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorismplay

  Familiarity information: BEHAVIORIST used as a noun is very rare.


BEHAVIORIST (adjective)
  The adjective BEHAVIORIST has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to behaviorismplay

  Familiarity information: BEHAVIORIST used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEHAVIORIST (noun)


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)


BEHAVIORIST (adjective)


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)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"You can't tell a book by its cover." (English proverb)

"Keep your eyes on the sun and you will not see the shadows." (Aboriginal Australian proverbs)

"Had the monkey seen its ass, it wouldn’t have danced." (Arabic proverb)

"Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook." (Egyptian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact