behavioristic psychology

Related to behavioristic psychology: behaviourism

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behavioristic psychology - an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

behaviorism, behaviourism, behaviouristic psychology

experimental psychology, psychonomics - the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues

reflexology - the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms

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A drugstore is a veritable laboratory in behavioristic psychology.

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Superficially, Mind might seem designed to flaunt the so-called cognitive revolution in front of any who find cognitive constructs inherently dualistic and anachronistic, Certainly, during the heyday of classic behavioristic psychology, the discipline did not widely endorse the book's focal constructs--mind, imagery, and memory.

Mind and Its Evolution: A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach

studies, in 1969, the influence of behavioristic psychology had begun to be felt in psychiatric hospitals, in Veterans' Administration Hospitals, and in residential centers that served persons with mental retardation.