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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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Zeigamik effect
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The greater likelihood of remembering an unfinished than a finished task.
productivity
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The generation of novel behavior through the recombination and reorganization of existing response classes.
language
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The features of the verbal behavior shared by the members of a verbal community, including their vocabulary and
validity
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The extent to which observed values represent what the events that are the focus of interpretation. See Indirect measurement and Box 7.
metaphor
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The extension of concrete terms to complex and/or abstract events or relations for which relevant verbal responses are otherwise unavailable (as when pain is described not by how ...
single-subject research design
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The entire experiment is conducted with a single subject, though it may be replicated with several other subjects.
von restorff effect
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The enhanced likelihood of recall of a distinctive item in a list.
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
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