behaviourism

Questions about behaviourism

What is another word for behaviourism?

It depends which behaviourism you mean. In the sense “an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior”, the synonyms are behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of behaviourism?

WordNet records no antonym for behaviourism. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for behaviourism come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of behaviourism

• Full entry for behaviourismAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for behaviourismWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.