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  • noun Plural form of behaviourist.

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Examples

  • I think that what has permanent value in the outlook of the behaviourists is the feeling that physics is the most fundamental science at present in existence.

    The Analysis of Mind Bertrand Russell 1921

  • The view of the "behaviourists" is that nothing can be known except by external observation.

    The Analysis of Mind Bertrand Russell 1921

  • I do not myself believe that the analysis of knowledge can be effected entirely by means of purely external observation, such as behaviourists employ.

    The Analysis of Mind Bertrand Russell 1921

  • Serious animal behaviourists may not agree, but if you throw a human being in there, it all suddenly becomes a lot more interesting.

    TV review: My Life as a Turkey 2011

  • To these errors might be added those that are picked up from fellow students, although, again, these are probably a lot fewer than the behaviourists used to warn us about.

    E is for Error « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • The behaviourists (whom you say didn't exist) at the time were treating the disorder by physical reward/punishment and physically limiting the sufferer's ability to act out his desires.

    Bunny and a Book 2008

  • We are all behaviourists even though it has been unfashionable to admit it because Skinner took it too far and annoyed everyone by making us feel non creative.

    minsky's attempt to explain hard problem solving Bill Kerr 2008

  • We are all behaviourists even though it has been unfashionable to admit it because Skinner took it too far and annoyed everyone by making us feel non creative.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Bill Kerr 2008

  • The workshop will be fascinating for cat owners, fellow animal behaviourists, people involved with rescue centres, veterinary personnel, and anyone with an interest in animal behaviour.

    For Cat lovers, especially! Thatsnews 2007

  • Animal behaviourists often note similarities in behaviour between humans and other mammals, there has to be some evolutionary residua that remains from our past.

    sharia again 2005

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