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BEHAVIORISTIC PSYCHOLOGY [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

School of psychology or doctrine that focuses on observable data gathered from studies on man's response to stimulus (behavior).

OBS

Behaviorists objectively measure behavior and the way in which stimulus-response relationships are formed.

Key term(s)
  • behaviouristic psychology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Doctrine de Watson (1913), selon laquelle l'objet de la psychologie est exclusivement limité aux données observables du comportement extérieur, moteur, verbal, glandulaire, avec élimination totale de la conscience, sans aucun appel à l'introspection, ni aux processus physiologiques internes. En un sens plus large, ce terme est venu à désigner la psychologie objective.

Key term(s)
  • psychologie du comportement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Psicología clínica
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