behavioristic psychology
- noun
- /bɪˌheɪvjəˈrɪstɪk saɪˈkɒlədʒi/
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psicología conductista
- Behavioristic psychology focuses on actions that can be observed and measured, rather than internal mental processes.
Examples
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The development of behavioristic psychology marked a shift away from introspective methods in the early 20th century.
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Many early experiments in behavioristic psychology used animals to study the principles of learning.
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Many schools adopt behavioristic psychology principles in their teaching methods.
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She studied behavioristic psychology to understand how habits form.
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Behavioristic psychology emphasizes observable actions, making it easier to study and analyze human behavior.
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In behavioristic psychology, researchers focus on measurable changes in behavior rather than thoughts or feelings.
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The principles of behavioristic psychology are applied in various therapeutic techniques to modify undesirable behaviors.
Synonyms
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A way of studying people that looks only at actions you can see and measure
A way of studying people in social science that looks at actions you can see not their thoughts
How Scientific
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is transparently compositional: 'behavioristic' (pertaining to observable behavior) combined with 'psychology' (the study of mind/behavior) clearly denotes a branch of psychology focused on observable behavior. This meaning follows standard English noun + modifier patterns and is cross-linguistically straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Behavioristic psychology comes from behavior, meaning the actions people or animals do, and psychology, the study of the mind and action. Early scientists watched simple acts like a dog drooling or an animal pressing a lever, so the approach studies what you can see and measure, not 'inner thoughts', and that is why it means 'the study of observable behavior'.