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The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.
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differential response
Psychology; Behavior analysis
When an organism makes a response in one situation but not in another, we say that the animal discriminates between the situations and makes a differential response.
differential reinforcement of paced responses
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Time between the preceding response and the reinforced response is specified more narrowly as falling between certain limits.
differential reinforcement of other behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The DRO schedule refers to a procedure in which a reinforcer follows any performance the animal emits except a particular one. Thus, the DRO schedule specifies the performance ...
differential reinforcement of low rate
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Reinforcement occurs for each response that follows the preceding response by at least some minimum delay. 2) Reinforcements occur only when the rate is below some specified ...
differential reinforcement of incompatible behavio
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Reinforcement is provided for one behavior that is incompatible with another behavior. 2) A particular ALT-R or DRA procedure designed to increase the rate of a behavior or a ...
differential reinforcement of high rates
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) A schedule that specifies reinforcement of a sequence of responses only when they occur in rapid succession (i.e., above a preset rate). 2) Reinforcements occur only when the ...
differential reinforcement of diminishing rates
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A schedule according to which a sequence of responses repeated below a series of gradually diminishing preset rates is reinforced. (E.g., reinforcers followed when a student ...
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