behaviorism
noun
behaviorism is spelled B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, behaviorism means “An approach focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of behaviorism is behaviorisms.
How many letters and syllables are in behaviorism?
| Letters | 11: B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is behaviorism?
Behaviorism appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce behaviorism?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-behaviorism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with behaviorism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as behaviorism.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: misbehavior.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of behaviorism
- behaviorisms plural
- behaviourism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does behaviorism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USAn approach focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
Behaviorism is considered by most philosophers of medicine, to be an expression of the weaker, minimalist interpretation of the 'medical model' of clinical psychology because it focuses the study and classification of mental disorders upon
- 2
USThe theory that a mental state is identical to the disposition or tendency to behave in accordance with the physical causes; statements about the mind are reducible to statements of physical behavior.
Supporters of behaviorism claim that to be "in pain" is nothing more than the tendency to wince, yelp, scream "ouch!" and so on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Behaviorism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense approach to psychology focusing on behavior:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | béhaviorisme, comportementalisme |
| German | Behaviorismus |
| Portuguese | behaviorismo, comportamentismo |
| Spanish | conductismo, behaviorismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.