Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skinnerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: skin-ner-i-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.

adj

Of or pertaining to the methods and theories of B. F. Skinner

Etymology

Etymology tree English Skinner Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Skinnerian From Skinner + -ian.

Inflected Forms

Skinnerians (plural) more Skinnerian (comparative) most Skinnerian (superlative)

Phrases

Skinner box

Frequently Paired Words

Skinner box Skinnerism

Questions

What does skinnerian mean?: A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.
Where does skinnerian come from?: Etymology tree English Skinner Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Skinnerian From Skinner + -ian.

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