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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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rule

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A description of a behavioral contingency.

stroop effect

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A demonstration of competition between verbal and nonverbal responses to a verbal stimulus. It is difficult to name rapidly the different colors in which different color words are ...

operational definition

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A definition in terms of the operations used to produce and measure a phenomenon. Especially associated with nonobservable constructs in an attempt to clarify their reference.

stimulus change decrement

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A decrease in response as a function of a change in STIMULI, probably due to fewer common stimuli or SDs being present.

unit of analysis

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A constituent part of a whole phenomenon that serves as a basis for experimental study. In the study of behavior, the unit of analysis is the response class.

multiple-treatment interference

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A condition in which one treatment's history influences the performance under a subsequent treatment. Observed changes in the dependent variable (the behavior receiving treatment) ...