Mentalism vs. Behaviorism

Mentalismnoun

The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.

Mentalismnoun

Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers.

Mentalismnoun

Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence.

Mentalismnoun

a doctrine that mind is the only true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness.

Mentalismnoun

Any theory of psychology that accepts introspective data about the functioning of the mind as a valid object of study; contrasted to behaviorism.

Mentalismnoun

(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness

Mentalism

Mentalism is a performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, appear to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities. Performances may appear to include hypnosis, telepathy, clairvoyance, divination, precognition, psychokinesis, mediumship, mind control, memory feats, deduction, and rapid mathematics.

Behaviorismnoun

An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior, denying any independent significance for mind, and usually assuming that behavior is determined by the environment.

Behaviorismnoun

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior.

Behaviorismnoun

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

Behaviorism

Behaviorism is a systematic approach to understanding the behavior of humans and other animals. It assumes that behavior is either a reflex evoked by the pairing of certain antecedent stimuli in the environment, or a consequence of that individual's history, including especially reinforcement and punishment contingencies, together with the individual's current motivational state and controlling stimuli.