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行動主義 (koudoushugi) Japanese meaning: behaviorism | Kotomora

行こう動どう主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

behaviorism

Psychological theory focusing on observable behavior rather than internal mental states.

行こう動どう主しゅ義ぎ心しん理り学がくでは、観かん察さつ可か能のうな行こう動どうだけ

を

研けん

究きゅう

対たい

象しょう

と

する

。

In behaviorist psychology, only observable behavior is studied.

2

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Philosophy or stance emphasizing active involvement and practical action, often in social or political contexts. Sometimes used in compounds like 積極行動主義.

See also: 積極行動主義

彼かれの行こう動どう主しゅ義ぎ的てきな姿し勢せいが、多おおくの若わか者ものを動うごかした。
His activist stance moved many young people.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
動move, motion, change
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

積せっ極きょく行こう動どう主しゅ義ぎ
A compound meaning 'proactive activism' or 'positive actionism', emphasizing a forward-leaning, engaged approach.

Word family

積せっ極きょく行こう動どう主しゅ義ぎ
activism
行こう動どう主しゅ義ぎ心しん理り学がく
behavioral psychology

Built from

行こう動どう+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 行動 (action, behavior) and 主義 (principle, doctrine). The behaviorism sense is a direct translation of the English term, while the activism sense reflects a broader application of the 'action-first' principle.