Behaviorism
Yahoo 백과사전 : Behaviorism : 심리학의 대상을 의식(意識)에 두지 않고, 사람 및 동물의 객관적 행동에 두는 입장. ..... 내관(內觀)을 배척하고 오직 자극 (stimulus) 과 반응 (response) 의 관계, 그리고 그 관계로 구성되는 체계만을 다룬다. 1913년 J.B.웟슨이 주장한 이후 미국 심리학의 중요한 조류가 되어 오늘에 이른다.
Behaviorism (or behaviourism) is an approach to psychology based on the proposition that behavior is interesting and worthy of scientific research. Within that broad approach, there are different emphases. Some behaviorists argue simply that the observation of behavior is the best or most convenient way of investigating psychological and mental processes. Others believe that it is in fact the only way of investigating such processes, while still others argue that behavior itself is the only appropriate subject of psychology, and that common psychological terms (belief, goals, etc.) have no referents and/or only refer to behavior. Those taking this point of view sometimes refer to their field of study as behavior analysis or behavioral science rather than psychology.