Betydelse av behaviourist på svenska

• 0 someone who supports the theory of behaviourism (= the theory that human or animal behaviour is based on mental training and the influence of habit, rather than being explained by thoughts and feelings):

  • Skinner was a behaviourist and advocated the theory of operant conditioning.

  • an animal behaviourist

  • a practising canine behaviourist

• 1 supporting or relating to the theory of behaviourism (= the theory that human or animal behaviour is based on mental training and the influence of habit, rather than being explained by thoughts and feelings):

  • He's written a behaviourist account of the emotions.

  • the relevance of behaviourist ideas to language teaching