Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism.
- adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of behaviorists or behaviorism.
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- noun One who studies
behavior of humans or animals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
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Examples
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Dingo, believe it or not, in addition to calling a behaviorist recommended by Sephira’s breeder, we’re going to consult with a highly acclaimed and trusted person of trusted friends who also happens to be a doggy psychic.
Shem’s little necessary operation « The Life and Times of Organic Mama 2008
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Those authors are echoed in the explicitly fascist character specific to the immediate circles of such "behaviorist" elements of President Barack Obama's inner circles within government as Rahm Emanuel and his brother, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Peter Orszag, and those co-opted, "outside" elements typified by Larry Summers and Timothy Geithner, within Obama's own present government.
LaRouche's Latest 2009
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Such are those particular "behaviorist" beliefs of the Obama administration which has put the U.S. republic on the chutes to Hell right now.
LaRouche's Latest EIR News Service Inc. <eirns@larouchepub.com> 2009
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"behaviorist" type of syndrome among victims of such influences, is sometimes identified as
LaRouche's Latest 2009
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He was succeeded by behaviorist John B. Watson and Freud in the 1920s, who preached that the first few years of life are critical in child rearing.
Tove Hermanson: Age and Gender Appropriate Fashion Tove Hermanson 2010
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He was succeeded by behaviorist John B. Watson and Freud in the 1920s, who preached that the first few years of life are critical in child rearing.
Tove Hermanson: Age and Gender Appropriate Fashion Tove Hermanson 2010
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Because Sandy is a dog behaviorist the phone never rings.
Mud and Fragrant Green Things Meg Pokrass 2011
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He was succeeded by behaviorist John B. Watson and Freud in the 1920s, who preached that the first few years of life are critical in child rearing.
Tove Hermanson: Age and Gender Appropriate Fashion Tove Hermanson 2010
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For a well-socialized, emotionally stable dog with energy to burn, a well-run day care center "can be the best thing in the world," says Patricia McConnell, a certified animal behaviorist and author of The Other End of the Leash.
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He was succeeded by behaviorist John B. Watson and Freud in the 1920s, who preached that the first few years of life are critical in child rearing.
Tove Hermanson: Age and Gender Appropriate Fashion Tove Hermanson 2010
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