Situationalism
[sich-oo-ey-shuh-niz-uh m] /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/
noun, Psychology.
1.
the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
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[sich-oo-ey-shuh-niz-uh m] /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/ noun, Psychology. 1. the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.