Psychiatry and Psychology

Behaviorism

A psychologic theory, developed by John Broadus Watson, concerned with studying and measuring behaviors that are observable.

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Abstract

A psychologic theory, developed by John Broadus Watson, concerned with studying and measuring behaviors that are observable.

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  • Behaviorisms

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a school of psychology: do not confuse with BEHAVIOR

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  1. F02w.739.138w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Behaviorism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001527. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001527
  2. Behaviorism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorism
  3. Behaviorism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168338