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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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direct measurement
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Measurement practices in which the events measured are the same as those about which conclusions will be drawn. See Indirect measurement.
direct instruction
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A teaching method that involves using a prepared curriculum (i.e., DISTARTM). (1) following a very carefully organized and detailed sequence of instruction; (2) teaching ...
dimensionless quantity
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A unitless or scalar number that results from calculations whose components share the same dimensional quantities.
dimensional quantity
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A quantifiable dimension of a property of a natural phenomenon. Also referred to as a quantity.
dimensional measurement
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An approach to measurement that describes the amounts of the dimensional quantities of the events observed. Involves attaching a number representing the observed extent of a ...
differential-reinforcement schedules
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Schedules of differential reinforcement, especially when reinforcers depend on the temporal pacing of responses. Contingencies can be based on preceding interresponse times ...
differential-reinforcement procedure
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Reinforcing one set of responses and extinguishing another set of responses.
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- General psychology (27052)
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