Associations to the word «Skinnerian»

Wiktionary

SKINNERIAN, noun. A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.
SKINNERIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the methods and theories of B. F. Skinner

Dictionary definition

SKINNERIAN, noun. A follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner.
SKINNERIAN, adjective. Of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology.

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