behaviourist
/bɪˈheɪvjərɪst/noun
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noun
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[C] psychology
a person who believes that human and animal behaviour is learnt through conditioning, such as reward and punishment, and that it should be studied by observing actions rather than thoughts and feelings
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- Behaviourists such as B F Skinner studied how rewards shape learning.
adjective
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[usually before noun]
connected with behaviourism
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- a behaviourist approach to teaching
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Behaviourism was founded by the American psychologist John B Watson in 1913 and was later developed by B F Skinner through his work on operant conditioning.
Behaviourism की स्थापना American मनोवैज्ञानिक John B Watson ने 1913 में की थी और बाद में B F Skinner ने operant conditioning पर अपने कार्य से इसे विकसित किया।