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Neobehaviorism

a school of psychology based on the general principles of behaviorism but broader and more flexible in concept. It stresses experimental research and laboratory analyses in the study of overt behavior and in various subjective phenomena that cannot be directly observed and measured, such as fantasies, love, stress, empathy, trust, and personality.; "Behaviorism underwent a remarkable development from the less sophisticated formulations of Watson to the brilliant neobehaviorism of Skinner."

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Generalisation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.

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Generalization noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Stimulus generalisation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Stimulus generalization noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Behaviorism noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Behavioristic psychology noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Behaviourism noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Behaviouristic psychology noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Classical conditioning noun · 78% connection

conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether…

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Conditioning noun · 78% connection

a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

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Operant conditioning noun · 78% connection

conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the…

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Academy noun · 78% connection

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a ra…