antimentalism
nounEtymology From anti- + mentalism.
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Opposition to mentalism.
- Skinner's obstinate antimentalism appears as his major flaw, if not his capital sin. To them, it definitely leaves him behind, alien to the current advances of psychology, […]1993, Marc Richelle, B. F. Skinner: A Reappraisal, page 103:
- Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism.1995, Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics, volumes 11-12, page 93:
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- Within Bloomfieldian antimentalism, the recognition of discursive structures as rule-governed entails interpretation. An analyst must discuss what makes a narrative “good” – satisfying to its creators and hearers.2009, Haruko Momma, Michael Matto, A Companion to the History of the English Language, page 609: