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Skinnerian — Skin·ner·ian ski nir ē ən, ner adj of, relating to, or suggestive of the behavioristic theories of B. F. Skinner Skinnerian n an advocate of the behavioristic theories of B. F. Skinner … Medical dictionary
Skinnerian — adjective see Skinner I … New Collegiate Dictionary
Skinnerian — 1. noun A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of , that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it. 2.… … Wiktionary
Skinnerian — adj. of or pertaining to the behaviorist theories and methods of B.F. Skinner (American psychologist) … English contemporary dictionary
skinnerian — skin·ner·ian … English syllables
Skinnerian — /skɪˈnɪəriən/ (say ski nearreeuhn) adjective of or relating to the theories of operant conditioning and behaviour therapy associated with the work of BF Skinner …
Skinnerian — I noun a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner • Hypernyms: ↑follower II adjective of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology • Pertains to noun: ↑Skinner • Derivationally related for … Useful english dictionary
Behaviorism — or Behaviourism, also called the learning perspective (where any physical action is a behavior) is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things which organisms do including acting, thinking and feeling can and should be… … Wikipedia
Glossary of philosophical isms — This is a list of topics relating to philosophy that end in ism . compactTOC NOTOC A * Absolutism – the position that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false: none is true… … Wikipedia
Behaviorism — (not to be confused with behavioralism of political science) is an approach to psychology based on the proposition that behavior can be researched scientifically without recourse to inner mental states. It is a form of materialism, denying any… … Mini philosophy glossary
