The branch of psychology built on behaviorism, the theory of learning that holds that all behaviors are learned through conditioned interaction with the environment, studying observable behavior rather than internal mental states.
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Central QuestionWhat can be learned about behavior by studying only what can be observed and measured, rather than by inferring internal mental states? 1 Key DebateWhether a framework built entirely on observable behavior can account for thought and language at all; the cognitive revolution of the late twentieth century argued it could not, and displaced behaviorism as the field's dominant framework. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Behaviorism
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Behaviorism is a systematic approach to understanding the behavior of humans and other animals.
Criticisms and Limitations section
The cognitive revolution of the late 20th century largely replaced behaviorism as an explanatory theory with cognitive psychology.
Simply Psychology, Branches of Psychology
Simply Psychology (Saul McLeod Ltd)Branches of Psychology, Behavioral Psychology sectionQuote, Branches of Psychology, Behavioral Psychology section
Behaviorism is a theory of learning that states all behaviors are learned through conditioned interaction with the environment.
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