behaviorist
C3846
concept
A behaviorist is a psychologist or theorist who explains learning and behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental stimuli, rather than internal mental states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| behaviorist canonical | 4 |
| behavioral psychologist | 2 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: behaviorist
Generated description
A behaviorist is a psychologist or theorist who explains learning and behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental stimuli, rather than internal mental states.
Instances (6)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| John B. Watson | — |
| Murray Sidman | behavioral psychologist |
|
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
surface form:
B. F. Skinner
|
— |
| Pointsman | — |
| Karen Pryor | behavioral psychologist |
| Clark L. Hull | — |