behavioralist

noun

be·​hav·​ior·​al·​ist

bi-ˈhā-vyə-rə-list,

bē-

variants or British behaviouralist

bi-ˈhā-vyə-rə-list,

bē-

plural -s

: one who studies, accepts, or observes the point of view of behavioristics

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