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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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respondent behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Behavior elicited by stimuli . Respondent behavior was once considered primarily autonomic (e.g., responses of glands and smooth muscles), but the reflex relation defines ...
rule-governed behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Behavior either verbal or nonverbal, under the control of verbal antecedents. In some usages, any verbal antecedent qualifies as a rule (as when one is told to do or say ...
programming
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Arranging a set of reinforcing contingencies, including schedules, stimuli, etc. 2) The use of prompts and their withdrawal to establish a generalization. 3) Arranging ...
stimulus
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Any thing or event. Note that a stimulus exists even if nobody responds to it. What or how much is called 11 a stimulus" is largely arbitrary. one letter of the alphabet can be ...
treatment
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Any method that is used in an attempt to modify a behavior. 2) The behavioral procedures, intervention, program, or independent variable(s) being applied. May be referred to ...
key
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Any manipulable object, the movement of which closes or breaks an electrical circuit. In experiments with pigeons, a useful key is a translucent disk at a convenient height on ...
variability
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Any differences among events. With regard to behavior, variations in features of responding within a single response class, as well as variations in the summary measures of ...
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- Social psychology (356)