Behavior analysis

Behavior analysis

Behavior analysis is an approach to psychology that concerns itself primarily with observing, analysing and attempting to understand and predict the way humans behave and interact.

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topographical drift

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Gradual changes over time in the topography of responses maintained by a superstition procedure.

maximizing

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Given two or more responses, en-dtting the one with the higher probability of reinforcement. If reinforcement probabilities change from moment to moment and responding follows the one currently ...

theory of generalized imitation

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Generalized imitative responses occur because they automatically produce imitative reinforcers.

Frequency or rate at which responses are reinforced or, the quantity of reinforcers delivered per presentation. The lower the ratio or shorter the interval required by a given reinforcement schedule, ...

positive scanning

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Focusing one's attention on desirable rather than unwanted behavior, often by recording it. The positive scanners tend to "notice" and hence reinforce positive behaviors more and negative behaviors ...

new-response method for conditioned reinforcement

Psychology; Behavior analysis

First, a nonreinforcing stimulus is associated with a reinforcing event, and following this the stimulus is shown to increase the frequency of some operant behavior.