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Psychology

The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.

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nondiscriminated avoidance

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Refers to the procedure used to train avoidance behavior or avoidance responding, in which no warning stimulus is presented. Both uses are correct. See also negative ...

objective measurement

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Recording behavioral data unbiased by the observer's feelings, interpretations, or other extraneous factors.

products of behavior

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Record or evidence that the behavior has occurred.

modeling

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Providing behavior to be imitated.

socially mediated negative reinforcement

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Proportion equations describe concurrent performance when alternatives differ only in rate of reinforcement. However, in complex environments, other factors also contribute to ...

property of a stimulus

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Property of a stimulus refers to a single dimension of the stimulus which may control a performance differentially from other dimensions of the stimulus. Thus, a stimulus might be ...