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behavioristic

behavioristic adjective: of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.

Adjective

behavioristic (comparative more behavioristic, superlative most behavioristic)

  1. (US) Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.

Forms of behavioristic

comparativemore behavioristic
superlativemost behavioristic
alternative formbehaviouristic

Origin of behavioristic

From behaviorist + -ic.

Words formed from behavioristic

Questions about behavioristic

What does behavioristic mean?
Behavioristic means of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
What part of speech is behavioristic?
Behavioristic is an adjective.

Words near behavioristic in the dictionary

  1. behavioremes
  2. behavioremic
  3. behaviorism
  4. behaviorisms
  5. behaviorist
  6. behavioristic
  7. behavioristically
  8. behavioristics
  9. behaviorists
  10. behaviormetric
  11. behaviormetrics

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