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hormism

noun

Psychology concerned with the purposive factor or force in behavior.

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7
Starts with
H
Ends with
M
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
14

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noun

  1. Psychology concerned with the purposive factor or force in behavior.

    “Opposing behaviourism, he argued that behaviour was generally goal-oriented and purposive, an approach he called hormic psychology.”

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Opposing behaviourism, he argued that behaviour was generally goal-oriented and purposive, an approach he called hormic psychology.

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