behaviorans
Behaviorans is a term that refers to individuals who adhere to the principles of behaviorism, a school of thought in psychology. Behaviorism emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the environmental factors that influence it. Behaviorans believe that all behavior is learned through conditioning, which can be either classical or operant. They posit that internal mental states are not directly observable and therefore are not the primary focus of scientific study. Instead, behaviorans concentrate on identifying the relationships between stimuli in the environment and the responses they elicit.
Key figures in the development of behaviorism include Ivan Pavlov, whose work on classical conditioning demonstrated