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What is the definition of early behaviorism in psychology

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Behaviorism is the theory that human or animal psychology can be objectively studied through observable actions (behaviors.) This field of study came about as a reaction to 19th-century psychology, which used self-examination of one’s thoughts and feelings to examine human and animal psychology.
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human or animal psychology can be objectively studied through observable actions / (behaviors)

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