Skinnerian
English
Etymology
Skinner + -ian
Noun
Skinnerian (plural Skinnerians)
- (psychology) A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.
Translations
endorser of B. F. Skinner’s behaviorist psychology
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Adjective
Skinnerian (comparative more Skinnerian, superlative most Skinnerian)
- (psychology) Of or pertaining to the methods and theories of B. F. Skinner
Translations
of or pertaining to the methods and theories of B. F. Skinner
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Related terms
- Skinner box
- Skinnerism