Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

behaviorism

Chinese translation:

行为主义

Sep 25, 2008 21:54
16 yrs ago
English term

behaviorism

GBK English to Chinese Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy
Definition from teAchnology:
A psychological theory that claims all mental states can be reduced to statements of observable behaviors. In learning theory, the claim is all learning is based on a stimulus-response relationship.
Example sentences:
Behaviorism, along with applied linguistics, which developed detailed descriptions of the differences between languages, had a great influence on language teaching. (TESL HISTORY)
In behaviorism the teacher is the main focus of the class and all the students must often follow the directions exactly as they are given. (Articlebase)
In education, advocates of behaviorism have effectively adopted this system of rewards and punishments in their classrooms by rewarding desired behaviors and punishing inappropriate ones. (Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia )
Proposed translations (Chinese)
4 +2 行为主义
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行为主义

行为主义是一种心理学研究理论或操作方式,主张对外在刺激的行为反应是唯一可检验的东西。
Example sentences:
行為主義(Behaviorism)是20世紀初起源於美國的心理學流派,主張心理學應該研究可以被觀察和直接測量的行為,反對研究沒有科學根據的意識。行為主義是唯物主義的一種形式,否定一切關於精神的重要性。 許多行為主義者認為自由意志只是一種幻覺,並認為人類所有的行為都是由先天與後天環境(Nature versus nurture)所決定,也就是先天基因加上後天環境所產生的結果,由人類所經歷過的聯想或者增強所造成。 (维基百科)
行为主义(Behaviorism)是20世纪初起源于美国的心理学流派,主张心理学应该研究可以被观察和直接测量的行为,反对研究没有科学根据的意识。行为主义是唯物主义的一种形式,否定一切关於精神的重要性。 (旅游百科)
后现代主义视野中的行为主义及其评析 The Behaviorism and Its Criticism in a Postmodern Perspective (南通师范学院学报(哲学社会�)
Peer comment(s):

agree Shirley Lao : the model answer for behaviorism if the term refers to a theory; 行為學派 for behaviorism if the term refers to a school of psychology
4 hrs
Thank you for your explanation!
agree Lou SHEN
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