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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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halo effect
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A psychological phenomenon whereby people's perceptions of another individual's attractiveness will influence their perception of other qualities. If you find someone attractive, you are more likely ...
mulligrubs
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A state of being - sullen or sulky behavior, experiencing colic, or grumpiness. The original meaning of this word derived from megrim, which means dizziness or migraine.
conditioned reinforcers
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Are stimuli that were not originally reinforcing but have become reinforcers by being paired or associated with other reinforcers.
instict
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A way of behaving that is natural and automatic rather than learned. Animals use instinct to defend territory.
mimicry
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The ability of a living thing to look like another living thing or like its surroundings. Some insects use mimicry as protection against predators.
trash of knowledge
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Man or center or organization who/which in learning well but can't use available or not pruduce benefity by them knowledge.
Pavlov
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Russian scientist who was among the first people to study how the repetition of events can affect animal behavior.
